09/03/2018

0:00:08 > 0:00:10Hello - this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt

0:00:10 > 0:00:12and Naga Munchetty.

0:00:12 > 0:00:15An historic breakthrough as President Trump accepts an offer

0:00:15 > 0:00:20from North Korea to hold talks with Kim Jong-un

0:00:20 > 0:00:22The two leaders will meet by May -

0:00:22 > 0:00:25the North Koreans also agree not to carry out any more nuclear

0:00:25 > 0:00:33or missile tests.

0:00:40 > 0:00:42Good morning - it's Friday 9 March.

0:00:42 > 0:00:47Also this morning:

0:00:47 > 0:00:49Pressure grows on counter-terrorism police to identify where the nerve

0:00:49 > 0:00:52agent, used to attack a former Russian spy and his daughter,

0:00:52 > 0:00:53came from.

0:00:53 > 0:00:55The US imposes tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

0:00:55 > 0:00:57Other countries have threatened to retaliate,

0:00:57 > 0:01:02sparking fears of a global trade war.

0:01:02 > 0:01:05In sport, it's the biggest ever Winter Paralympics,

0:01:05 > 0:01:06and it begins this morning.

0:01:06 > 0:01:10Snowboarder Owen Pick will be Great Britain's flagbearer

0:01:10 > 0:01:16at the opening ceremony in PyeongChang.

0:01:16 > 0:01:22Sarah has the weather. Good morning. It is another wintry start to the

0:01:22 > 0:01:27David weather is set to turn milder over the next few days. With milder

0:01:27 > 0:01:30we are, some rain around as well.

0:01:30 > 0:01:31First, our main story.

0:01:31 > 0:01:34President Trump has accepted an offer from North Korea to meet

0:01:34 > 0:01:35Kim Jong-un for talks.

0:01:35 > 0:01:37The meeting will happen by May.

0:01:37 > 0:01:40No serving US president has ever met a North Korean leader.

0:01:40 > 0:01:42The shock announcement was made by senior South Korean

0:01:42 > 0:01:44officials in Washington, who passed on a letter

0:01:44 > 0:01:47from the North Korean leader.

0:01:47 > 0:01:51In it, he pledged to commit to denuclearisation.

0:01:51 > 0:01:56(ANI) He also ruled out any more nuclear and missile tests .

0:01:56 > 0:01:59(ANI) The United States welcomed the move but said sanctions

0:01:59 > 0:02:03would stay in place until a deal is reached.

0:02:03 > 0:02:09(PRES) Our Washington Correspondent Chris Buckler has this report.

0:02:09 > 0:02:15With missiles and displays of military might,

0:02:15 > 0:02:18North Korea has at times seemed nothing short of defiant

0:02:18 > 0:02:21in the face of sanctions and international condemnation

0:02:21 > 0:02:23of its nuclear programme but, despite appearances,

0:02:23 > 0:02:26it seems Kim Jong-un wants to talk.

0:02:26 > 0:02:28South Korean officials, who met the North Korean leader,

0:02:28 > 0:02:32say he has committed himself to denuclearisation

0:02:32 > 0:02:38and they have now delivered a message from Kim Jong-un that

0:02:38 > 0:02:41caught many in the White House completely off guard.

0:02:41 > 0:02:45Kim pledged that North Korea will refrain from any further

0:02:45 > 0:02:49nuclear or missile tests.

0:02:49 > 0:02:57He understands that the routine joint military exercises

0:02:58 > 0:03:01between the Republic of Korea and the United States must continue.

0:03:01 > 0:03:04And he expressed his eagerness to meet President Trump

0:03:04 > 0:03:06as soon as possible.

0:03:06 > 0:03:10The idea of a face-to-face meeting between President Trump

0:03:10 > 0:03:13and Kim Jong-un, by May, seems remarkable,

0:03:13 > 0:03:18given the months of insults and threats hurled between them.

0:03:18 > 0:03:22They will be met with fire and fury.

0:03:22 > 0:03:25Rocket Man is on a suicide mission for himself.

0:03:25 > 0:03:27But the tone has now changed.

0:03:27 > 0:03:31On Twitter, Donald Trump said that great progress was being made

0:03:31 > 0:03:34but that sanctions will remain until an agreement is reached.

0:03:34 > 0:03:37However, that meeting is being planned.

0:03:37 > 0:03:45Yet, less than 24 hours earlier, the President's own

0:03:46 > 0:03:48Some in the White House will urge cautious

0:03:48 > 0:03:51and there will be no suspension of the joint military exercises

0:03:51 > 0:03:53involving the United States and South Korea.

0:03:53 > 0:03:56This may be a move away from fire and fury,

0:03:56 > 0:03:59perhaps even towards friendship but, in the long-term, that will depend

0:03:59 > 0:04:01on whether that message coming from Pyongyang

0:04:01 > 0:04:03proves to be one of propaganda or progress.

0:04:03 > 0:04:08Chris Buckler, BBc News, Washington.

0:04:08 > 0:04:11Chris joins us now from Washington - this is an historic announcement

0:04:11 > 0:04:19and came as a bit of a surprise, didn't it?

0:04:20 > 0:04:28This is genuinely unprecedented?And something of a surprise. The first

0:04:28 > 0:04:32sense that we got of anything being this major was when President Trump

0:04:32 > 0:04:36himself put his room around the briefing room door and said that

0:04:36 > 0:04:40there would be a big announcement coming from South Korea. It was only

0:04:40 > 0:04:46then that we got a sense of really what was coming. To put this into

0:04:46 > 0:04:51context, it was only 24 hours ago that the US Secretary of State was

0:04:51 > 0:04:55ruling out any suggestion that there could be direct talks on negotiation

0:04:55 > 0:04:59between North Korea and America. He said that just wasn't realistic. But

0:04:59 > 0:05:03now we don't just have the two countries talking, we potentially

0:05:03 > 0:05:09have the two leaders meeting in a couple of months. It's important to

0:05:09 > 0:05:14say that sanctions remain in place. South Korea wants to see concrete

0:05:14 > 0:05:21action as well as words but it is, as you say, a historic moment.When

0:05:21 > 0:05:25you look at the words, only reference the words Trump is used,

0:05:25 > 0:05:30rocket man on a suicide mission. You think about the words and then a

0:05:30 > 0:05:33meeting between the two. Tell us about the logistics and how this

0:05:33 > 0:05:40might happen.That is the big question. Some people have talked

0:05:40 > 0:05:45about China, nobody really knows. The idea of him going to North Korea

0:05:45 > 0:05:49is something that seems too far, even for this White House, but just

0:05:49 > 0:05:52think about the timing of this. To suggest this meeting could happen

0:05:52 > 0:05:56within a couple of months is something that is really quite

0:05:56 > 0:06:00surprising. If this was any other White House, you could imagine the

0:06:00 > 0:06:04days and weeks of discussions because this is a potential began

0:06:04 > 0:06:09the coup for Pyongyang, to have the North Korean leader on the same

0:06:09 > 0:06:13stage as the US president but Donald Trump says today that at that

0:06:13 > 0:06:17meeting is already being planned but what is important not just the

0:06:17 > 0:06:22meeting itself but what follows it. This WoW ties -- White House says he

0:06:22 > 0:06:26is a man with a reputation for getting a deal. The deal is

0:06:26 > 0:06:28important but we have been here before.

0:06:28 > 0:06:32We'll be speaking to the former British Ambassador to North Korea

0:06:32 > 0:06:33at 7:30 this morning.

0:06:33 > 0:06:35Pressure is growing on counter-terror officers

0:06:35 > 0:06:38to identify the source of a nerve agent used in the attempted murder

0:06:38 > 0:06:41of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury.

0:06:41 > 0:06:43Sergei and Yulia Skripal remain in a critical condition.

0:06:43 > 0:06:46A policeman who came to their aid is in a serious

0:06:46 > 0:06:47but stable condition.

0:06:47 > 0:06:50State media in Russia has reacted angrily to any suggestion

0:06:50 > 0:06:52that the Kremlin could be responsible.

0:06:52 > 0:06:58Andy Moore reports.

0:06:58 > 0:07:01In a sign of how extensive this inquiry has become,

0:07:01 > 0:07:04police cordoned off and set a guard over the grave of Sergei Skripal's

0:07:04 > 0:07:10wife, in Salisbury.

0:07:10 > 0:07:12And nearby, in the same cemetery, a similar police presence

0:07:12 > 0:07:15at the spot where his son's ashes are interned.

0:07:15 > 0:07:18Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was one of the first to help

0:07:18 > 0:07:20the Skripals, as they fought for their lives.

0:07:20 > 0:07:28He is said to be in a serious condition but recovering.

0:07:28 > 0:07:32He is a great character, he is a huge presence in Wiltshire

0:07:32 > 0:07:34police, well liked, well loved, massively dedicated officer.

0:07:34 > 0:07:36He is clearly receiving high specialist treatment

0:07:36 > 0:07:43so he is well set up.

0:07:43 > 0:07:47He's not the Nick that I know but, of course,he's been receiving a high

0:07:47 > 0:07:52level of treatment.

0:07:52 > 0:07:52Boris Johnson...

0:07:52 > 0:07:55In Russia, state dominated media made fun of Boris Johnson and joked

0:07:55 > 0:07:57about what happened to former Kremlin spies.

0:07:57 > 0:08:00"If you are a professional traitor," he says, "my advice -

0:08:00 > 0:08:01don't move to England.

0:08:01 > 0:08:04Something is not right there, the climate perhaps,

0:08:04 > 0:08:12but too many bad things go on there."

0:08:15 > 0:08:18Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, are still critically ill.

0:08:18 > 0:08:21The BBC has been told the nerve agent used against them was not

0:08:21 > 0:08:24sarin or VX but something much rarer.

0:08:24 > 0:08:28The British government says it knows what that substance was but is not

0:08:28 > 0:08:29naming it at the moment.

0:08:29 > 0:08:37Andy Moore, BBC News.

0:08:37 > 0:08:40Three people questioned by police after a black student

0:08:40 > 0:08:42at Nottingham Trent University complained about being racially

0:08:42 > 0:08:44abused, have been released but remain under investigation.

0:08:44 > 0:08:46Two men aged 18 were arrested on suspicion

0:08:46 > 0:08:50of racially aggravated public order offences .

0:08:50 > 0:08:52An 18-year-old woman was also interviewed.

0:08:52 > 0:08:54Police have confirmed they are treating the incident

0:08:54 > 0:08:57as a hate crime.

0:08:57 > 0:09:00NHS employers and health unions are understood to be close

0:09:00 > 0:09:04to agreeing a three year pay deal for hundreds of thousands of staff

0:09:04 > 0:09:04in England.

0:09:04 > 0:09:07The government has already said it will abolish the one

0:09:07 > 0:09:10per cent pay cap on public sector pay and the Chancellor has indicated

0:09:10 > 0:09:16he will provide extra funding to meet the higher costs.

0:09:16 > 0:09:18The United States will impose tariffs on imports

0:09:18 > 0:09:19of aluminium and steel.

0:09:19 > 0:09:21President Trump signed an order bringing them

0:09:21 > 0:09:22in yesterday afternoon.

0:09:22 > 0:09:24That's sparked fears of a global trade war.

0:09:24 > 0:09:26Ben is here to explain what's going on.

0:09:26 > 0:09:30Basically, Trump wants to make it more difficult for people in the US

0:09:30 > 0:09:36to buy foreign steel.And this is to fulfil a promise he made pretty

0:09:36 > 0:09:42vocally on the campaign trail and he says, what we want to do is protect

0:09:42 > 0:09:48American interest and jobs and this is a way of doing that. Tariffs are

0:09:48 > 0:09:52a tax. They are imposed on things imported from abroad. Domestic

0:09:52 > 0:10:00producers might think, I will buy the US made steel instead. He will

0:10:00 > 0:10:09impose a tariff on 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminium. The US

0:10:09 > 0:10:14is the larger import -- the largest importer of steel products. What

0:10:14 > 0:10:18we've seen straightaway and response is other countries around the world

0:10:18 > 0:10:23that sell to the United States. They are not about -- they are not happy

0:10:23 > 0:10:29about this. They have said they will impose tariffs on things. Some of

0:10:29 > 0:10:33them are particularly interesting as far as the EU is concerned. They

0:10:33 > 0:10:42have said, if we impose the steel tariffs, we will impose tariffs on

0:10:42 > 0:10:46Harley-Davidson motorbikes from Wisconsin, the home state of Paul

0:10:46 > 0:10:50Ryan and a bourbon whiskey from Kentucky, the home state of Mitch

0:10:50 > 0:10:55McConnell, impose it on orange juice, on the key swing State of

0:10:55 > 0:10:59Florida and Levi's jeans. It doesn't get more American than Levi's jeans.

0:10:59 > 0:11:03Other countries around the world have said yes, we are not happy

0:11:03 > 0:11:09about this. The US is saying perhaps there could be a bit of wiggle room

0:11:09 > 0:11:13on these tariffs. But allows resident Trump to say he has

0:11:13 > 0:11:19fulfilled his promise and putting America first.It will be

0:11:19 > 0:11:25interesting to see how China reacts. A lot of speculation this morning

0:11:25 > 0:11:29this is just the first opening gambit in a huge trade war with

0:11:29 > 0:11:35China so one to watch.

0:11:35 > 0:11:38Now if you struggle to take the perfect selfie, perhaps

0:11:38 > 0:11:40you could learn a thing from these two.

0:11:40 > 0:11:43The two Emperor penguins stumbled across a camera on the ice

0:11:43 > 0:11:46in the Antarctic that had been left there by Australian explorer

0:11:46 > 0:11:50Eddie Gault and were clearly very curious.

0:11:50 > 0:11:52And they've proven to be rather talented after finding

0:11:52 > 0:11:54the video-record switch - and Eddie ended up with

0:11:54 > 0:11:58some lovely video.

0:11:58 > 0:12:06They are not even still photos. This is what he ended up with, a lovely

0:12:06 > 0:12:11video of a couple of curious emperor penguins. Very sweet.They are

0:12:11 > 0:12:19magnificent, aren't they?A bit of dancing at the end. We are talking

0:12:19 > 0:12:24about cold things in wintry conditions. It the start of the

0:12:24 > 0:12:27winter Paralympics. Some real highlights to look forward to. Great

0:12:27 > 0:12:31Britain trying to beat record tally of six in Russia and they have every

0:12:31 > 0:12:35chance of doing that but in the wider games, the sledge hockey,

0:12:35 > 0:12:41always a highlight. Smashing into each other on the hockey sticks. The

0:12:41 > 0:12:48curling is back, the wheelchair curling. Just under five hours away

0:12:48 > 0:12:51now from the largest winter Paralympics which will begin with

0:12:51 > 0:12:56the winter Opening Ceremony. 567 athletes.

0:12:56 > 0:12:59We're under 5 hours away from the largest Winter Paralympics,

0:12:59 > 0:13:02that will begin with the opening ceremony in South Korea.

0:13:02 > 0:13:04Snowboarder Owen Pick, will be Great Britain's

0:13:04 > 0:13:04flagbearer in PyeongChang.

0:13:04 > 0:13:07Arsenal put their recent problems to one side,

0:13:07 > 0:13:11with a 2-nil victory over AC Milan in the last 16 of the Europa League.

0:13:11 > 0:13:13Goals from Henrik Mkhitaryan, and Aaron Ramsey, put

0:13:13 > 0:13:16Arsene Wenger's side in control of the tie,

0:13:16 > 0:13:20with the home leg to come.

0:13:20 > 0:13:23It's a critical weekend in the Six Nations, with Ireland

0:13:23 > 0:13:29unbeaten and top of the table - they take on Scotland in Dublin -

0:13:29 > 0:13:33and victory could give them the title.

0:13:33 > 0:13:36And England coach Eddie Jones is seeking a reaction

0:13:36 > 0:13:38from their defeat to Scotland last time out -

0:13:38 > 0:13:41they face France, and they need to match Ireland's result,

0:13:41 > 0:13:46to take the championship to the final weekend.

0:13:46 > 0:13:54In the papers, I will look at some of the Paralympics.The winter theme

0:13:54 > 0:14:03is good. We have had the beast from the east, the pest from the West.

0:14:07 > 0:14:15Bring a temper tantrum and that is it. That is exactly what happened.

0:14:15 > 0:14:15That's

0:14:15 > 0:14:19That's right, she is not coming back until the sun comes out. We did have

0:14:19 > 0:14:23a little bit more snow yesterday across parts of northern England,

0:14:23 > 0:14:28Scotland as well. This is how things are looking in west Yorkshire, lying

0:14:28 > 0:14:31snow around at the moment for many places but over the next few days we

0:14:31 > 0:14:34will wave could either that wintry weather. Things will eventually be

0:14:34 > 0:14:39turning milder, but we have the arrival of some rain around as well.

0:14:39 > 0:14:43So today it will most be dry and bright across northern parts of the

0:14:43 > 0:14:46country. Further south we will see the cloud moving in, and things

0:14:46 > 0:14:51turning wet later on in the day. Mostly dry start to the day for many

0:14:51 > 0:14:54of us. Still some showers for central and northern parts of

0:14:54 > 0:14:58Scotland and towards the south we have cloud creeping in. Rain

0:14:58 > 0:15:03spreading in later this morning, and the early parts of the afternoon

0:15:03 > 0:15:06across Wales and parts of the North of England as well. Some sunny

0:15:06 > 0:15:09spells for many of us, across Northern Ireland, southern Scotland

0:15:09 > 0:15:13into northern England as well, right through the afternoon. Temperatures

0:15:13 > 0:15:17just about creeping into double figures. Still about eight to 10

0:15:17 > 0:15:21degrees out there today. That cloud with the outbreaks of rain in the

0:15:21 > 0:15:25South drifts further northwards this evening and overnight, patchy

0:15:25 > 0:15:28outbreaks of rain for much of England and Wales in the parts of

0:15:28 > 0:15:31Northern Ireland and southern Scotland as we move into the early

0:15:31 > 0:15:36hours of Saturday morning. Central and northern Scotland are keeping

0:15:36 > 0:15:40the clearer conditions, so still subzero, a chilly start to the

0:15:40 > 0:15:44weekend here. Further south things are looking cloudy and milder.

0:15:44 > 0:15:48Through the weekend they will be a little bit of rain at times but

0:15:48 > 0:15:51temperatures will certainly be on the rise and there will be some

0:15:51 > 0:15:55sunshine, so not a complete washout this weekend. Keeping the cold start

0:15:55 > 0:15:58the weekend at least across many central and northern parts of

0:15:58 > 0:16:01Scotland, but the yellow colours, the milder air, creeping further

0:16:01 > 0:16:06northwards through the weekend, so by the end of the weekend we will be

0:16:06 > 0:16:09seeing those temperatures a little bit closer to where they should be

0:16:09 > 0:16:13for the time of year. On Saturday some rain for Northern Ireland and

0:16:13 > 0:16:16northern England. Is that rain bumps into the cold air across Scotland we

0:16:16 > 0:16:20could see some snowfall, especially for the southern up lines but at low

0:16:20 > 0:16:23levels of will be falling as rain. Further south, sunny spells breaking

0:16:23 > 0:16:26through across England and Wales, still a few showers, but look at

0:16:26 > 0:16:30those temperatures. We could well see 15 degrees or so, that is

0:16:30 > 0:16:33something we have not seen for quite awhile. Just keeping that cold air

0:16:33 > 0:16:37for northern Scotland on Saturday. We still have that front through

0:16:37 > 0:16:40Saturday night, bringing a mix of rain and hill snow across parts of

0:16:40 > 0:16:54Scotland. To the south of that, with a southerly breeze, we are all in

0:16:57 > 0:17:01that milder as we had through the early hours of Sunday morning. But

0:17:01 > 0:17:04there will be some mist and fog patches. Quite a grey start to your

0:17:04 > 0:17:08Sunday for many parts of the country although it should be largely frost

0:17:08 > 0:17:11free. Certainly starts on that fairly cloudy and murky note with

0:17:11 > 0:17:15some mist and fog. Still quite easy in the west, with a few showers but

0:17:15 > 0:17:19many of us dry. A bit of sunshine breaking through once that fog

0:17:19 > 0:17:20clears, so not a

0:17:20 > 0:17:20breaking through once that fog clears, so not a bad day.

0:17:20 > 0:17:24Temperatures closer to where they should be for the time of year and

0:17:24 > 0:17:27Sunday probably the better day at the weekend. Back to you both.Thank

0:17:27 > 0:17:31you very much, we will see you later. We will have a look through

0:17:31 > 0:17:34the papers. One story still very much dominating the front pages. As

0:17:34 > 0:17:37you look through the Daily Express, the hero cop, Detective Sergeant

0:17:37 > 0:17:41Nick Bailey who was one of the first on the scene after the Russian spy

0:17:41 > 0:17:45poisoning, many tributes to him today. We are told he is in a

0:17:45 > 0:17:48serious condition still in hospital but sitting up and speaking.Our

0:17:48 > 0:17:55lads beating Vlad is the Sun's front page, and the PM, it says, has vowed

0:17:55 > 0:18:01revenge on the attack.

0:18:03 > 0:18:05revenge on the attack. Saying that Theresa May has vowed to retaliate

0:18:05 > 0:18:09against V Putin although Russian state television has made very clear

0:18:09 > 0:18:14that there has been no contact investigation which proves Russia is

0:18:14 > 0:18:17involved.Russian state TV mentioned on the front of the times. You may

0:18:17 > 0:18:22have seen some of this in earlier reports. Russian state television

0:18:22 > 0:18:27warning traders not to settle in Britain, because the risk of being

0:18:27 > 0:18:31killed is there. That is being broadcast on Russian state TV. There

0:18:31 > 0:18:36was another angle to this as well. Sergeant Nick Bailey pictured on the

0:18:36 > 0:18:44front of the Daily Telegraph. 21 people, apparently, were treated for

0:18:44 > 0:18:48possible poisoning in the attempted assassination. The NHS and medical

0:18:48 > 0:18:52staff say that they have had people who have come in, but nobody is

0:18:52 > 0:18:59being treated currently for poisoning.More on the trade war we

0:18:59 > 0:19:02have been talking about, the imposition of tariffs by the US, in

0:19:02 > 0:19:06the Financial Times this morning. They are talking about, as Naga

0:19:06 > 0:19:10touched on, it could be the opening shot for a larger trade war with

0:19:10 > 0:19:15China. And the figure at which you may not be able to make out, it is

0:19:15 > 0:19:19small in print, but it is a very big figure as high as the trade deficit

0:19:19 > 0:19:24is concerned. It imports billions more than it sells to China, and

0:19:24 > 0:19:28that is the real concern here. Trump says that needs to change in America

0:19:28 > 0:19:33is getting a raw deal. Elsewhere in the papers it is about wrongdoing.

0:19:33 > 0:19:37This is the annual list of companies named and shamed for not paying the

0:19:37 > 0:19:46National minimum wage. Among the names on the list are Wagamama, TGI

0:19:46 > 0:19:50Friday's and others. They have all defended those claims, saying it is

0:19:50 > 0:19:54to do with the way they do their accounting. The co-op also in the

0:19:54 > 0:19:59firing line, for misreading it suppliers. They have been fined by

0:19:59 > 0:20:02the grocery regulator because it says it has reasonable suspicion

0:20:02 > 0:20:06that rules have been broken. This is all to do it how you deal with

0:20:06 > 0:20:09suppliers. They say they have put too many fees on them, not given

0:20:09 > 0:20:14them enough notice to cancel their contracts. So the co-op, which sells

0:20:14 > 0:20:17itself as an ethical retailer behaving very well, fined for

0:20:17 > 0:20:23mistreating suppliers.The Winter Paralympics all over the back pages

0:20:23 > 0:20:27and inside the back pages as well. The Paralympic skier is, I think we

0:20:27 > 0:20:33have had many nights on the sofa, with this guide. Three skiers

0:20:33 > 0:20:43pushing to the podium, with a Nordic skier as well.

0:20:43 > 0:20:46skier as well. Some debutants in the snowboarding are the main chances of

0:20:46 > 0:20:51a medal.We said during the Olympics, and the nerve of those

0:20:51 > 0:20:56people...Exactly, these guys, we put special blindfolds on to find

0:20:56 > 0:21:01out what it was like, and I didn't go up to 80 mph, but it was scary

0:21:01 > 0:21:05enough when you can't see where you are going. They call the Winter

0:21:05 > 0:21:08Olympians the Fearless, I don't know what that makes the Winter

0:21:08 > 0:21:12Paralympian is, because it takes it to another scale. And I was

0:21:12 > 0:21:16surprised that England's women's footballers don't fly economy, and

0:21:16 > 0:21:20the manager was saying in future they have to fly business so they

0:21:20 > 0:21:23can be planning on these long flights. He might get his wish

0:21:23 > 0:21:27there.This was one of the things that turned around the Ryder Cup for

0:21:27 > 0:21:32Europe. Tony Jacklin completely raised again when he was captain,

0:21:32 > 0:21:39and transformed how they travelled, BA sponsor the team, they got new

0:21:39 > 0:21:44uniforms and took an upper level, to make them feel... Make them feel

0:21:44 > 0:21:48like competitors.I guess if you do you have a chance to get everybody

0:21:48 > 0:21:52together and have a chinwag on the plane over a bit of a drink and a

0:21:52 > 0:21:56snack, rather than economy with everyone else. He has a point, he

0:21:56 > 0:22:00wants better for his players.

0:22:00 > 0:22:02How do we rid our oceans of plastic?

0:22:02 > 0:22:05It is a problem that has had a huge amount of attention

0:22:05 > 0:22:06in recent months.

0:22:06 > 0:22:08From levies to coastal clean-ups, there are number

0:22:08 > 0:22:10of initiatives taking place.

0:22:10 > 0:22:12Dan Johnson is in Brighton for us this morning,

0:22:12 > 0:22:14looking at the latest approach.

0:22:14 > 0:22:22Good morning.Yes, good morning. A nice morning here on the south

0:22:22 > 0:22:26coast, and you don't have to walk long across the beach like this

0:22:26 > 0:22:30until you find some of the sort of plastic and rubbish we are talking

0:22:30 > 0:22:33about. What these guys have discovered just in the last few

0:22:33 > 0:22:36minutes, that is the main article they have recovered from the beach

0:22:36 > 0:22:40this morning. Also lots of bits of plastic here, but is of rope, bits

0:22:40 > 0:22:47of old rapper, even an old glove. Plenty to clean up, and the new

0:22:47 > 0:22:50mission to try and clean up our beaches is using one of these, I

0:22:50 > 0:22:55drove -- wrappers. The idea is the drone will take pictures of our

0:22:55 > 0:22:59beaches, and people sitting at home can click on to identify bits of

0:22:59 > 0:23:03rubbish and get a better idea about exactly how much plastic and waste

0:23:03 > 0:23:07that is on a beach. Ellie is from the charity behind this, and you are

0:23:07 > 0:23:12the drone pilot. How will this work? It is a simple system, with flight

0:23:12 > 0:23:16over the beach, it takes lots of photos, and people back home in

0:23:16 > 0:23:21their pyjamas with a cup of tea can sit and tag, like a game online,

0:23:21 > 0:23:24they can draw boxes around the plastic and teach the algorithm in

0:23:24 > 0:23:27the drone itself to recognise plastic automatically, a bit like

0:23:27 > 0:23:31teaching a baby to recognise a dog showing at lots of photos. So we're

0:23:31 > 0:23:38aiming, for British Science Week this week, and we are hoping to get

0:23:38 > 0:23:43250,000 tags online, so hoping that all the public can get involved.

0:23:43 > 0:23:47Some of this plastic is really tiny. Will it be possible to see what is

0:23:47 > 0:23:54what?Yes, so the more people that can get involved in tagging, the

0:23:54 > 0:24:01better the algorithm becomes, as the computer will learn. It can detect a

0:24:01 > 0:24:06stick which is very, very small. But we need hundreds of thousands of

0:24:06 > 0:24:10people to tag as many pieces of plastic as possible, to teach it to

0:24:10 > 0:24:13recognise those tiny fragments.Some of the plastic isn't even visible to

0:24:13 > 0:24:19the eye, though, some of the stuff we are talking about.So one of the

0:24:19 > 0:24:24biggest problems is micro- plastic, almost invisible particles suspended

0:24:24 > 0:24:30in the ocean. That is a bigger problem, and that is tackled by

0:24:30 > 0:24:35banning it. There is a lot we can do is simply in terms of mapping where

0:24:35 > 0:24:39plastics. At the moment, we simply don't know whether plastics are on

0:24:39 > 0:24:44the beaches. A lot of it is missing, so this is helping us to build a map

0:24:44 > 0:24:49and use that information to come up with strategies.Let's bring in law

0:24:49 > 0:24:51from the Marine conservation Society. Tell us how effective you

0:24:51 > 0:24:58think this will be -- Laura.I think this is very important. People can

0:24:58 > 0:25:02have looked even if they don't live near the beach, and the key thing is

0:25:02 > 0:25:06we want to reduce the amount of plastic that we get on beaches.So

0:25:06 > 0:25:11it is a key issue to tackle the sources of plastic as well.Yes,

0:25:11 > 0:25:15this is the access beaches we can't actually get to, and we really need

0:25:15 > 0:25:20to be tackling that.Thank you very much for now. A big problem, and

0:25:20 > 0:25:26this is just one further step in tackling this issue.You won't have

0:25:26 > 0:25:30the advantage we have, but it looks absolutely stunning behind you, I

0:25:30 > 0:25:34don't know whether it is the light, I don't know if it actually looks

0:25:34 > 0:25:38that blue where you are, but the aqua is just absolutely stunning, it

0:25:38 > 0:25:44is gorgeous.It is certainly a nice place to be this morning, a little

0:25:44 > 0:25:51bit fresh, though.It looks absolutely stunning, one of those

0:25:51 > 0:25:51days.

0:25:51 > 0:25:53How do you preserve 1,000 cannonballs that sank

0:25:53 > 0:25:55on a ship in 1545?

0:25:55 > 0:25:58We will be live at the salvaged wreck of Henry VIII's Mary Rose

0:25:58 > 0:26:06all morning, as scientists battle to stop them rotting away.

0:29:31 > 0:29:34the day on Saturday, and that on Sunday a rather grey with some mist

0:29:34 > 0:29:35and fog. -- rather grey start.

0:29:35 > 0:29:38I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

0:29:38 > 0:29:39in half an hour.

0:29:39 > 0:29:41Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

0:29:41 > 0:29:44Now, though it is back to Charlie and Naga.

0:29:44 > 0:29:49Bye for now.

0:29:49 > 0:29:51Hello this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga

0:29:51 > 0:29:53Munchetty.

0:29:53 > 0:29:56We'll bring you all the headlines in a moment, but also

0:29:56 > 0:29:57on Breakfast this morning.

0:29:57 > 0:30:00President Trump has stuck to his word and will impose heavy

0:30:00 > 0:30:03tariffs on steel and aluminium from outside the USA -

0:30:03 > 0:30:06Ben will be looking at what it means for UK steel producers.

0:30:06 > 0:30:08Can you remember what happened yesterday?

0:30:08 > 0:30:11We'll look at new research that suggests we remember more when we've

0:30:11 > 0:30:13had a good night of sleep.

0:30:13 > 0:30:14And it's the last day

0:30:14 > 0:30:17of Zoe Ball's Sport Relief bike ride.

0:30:17 > 0:30:20She's been out riding since sunrise - we'll be speaking

0:30:20 > 0:30:23to her during a quick break about how those legs are feeling!

0:30:23 > 0:30:25All that still to come.

0:30:25 > 0:30:25Good morning.

0:30:25 > 0:30:28Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.

0:30:28 > 0:30:31President Trump has accepted an offer to meet North Korean leader

0:30:31 > 0:30:33Kim Jong-un for talks.

0:30:33 > 0:30:40The first ever meeting between a serving American president

0:30:40 > 0:30:43and a North Korean leader will happen by May.

0:30:43 > 0:30:46The surprise announcement was made by senior South Korean officials

0:30:46 > 0:30:48in Washington after months of heightened diplomatic tensions

0:30:48 > 0:30:53between the two countries.

0:30:53 > 0:30:55Earlier, our Seoul Correspondent Laura Bicker outlined the potential

0:30:55 > 0:31:03risks and rewards associated with the potential meeting.

0:31:12 > 0:31:14North Korean leaders Kim Jong-un said he is

0:31:14 > 0:31:15committed to denuclearisation.

0:31:15 > 0:31:18Kim pledged that North Korea will refrain from any further

0:31:18 > 0:31:19nuclear or missile tests.

0:31:19 > 0:31:21He understands that the routine joint military exercises

0:31:21 > 0:31:24between the Republic of Korea and the United States must continue.

0:31:24 > 0:31:26And he expressed his eagerness to meet President Trump

0:31:26 > 0:31:33as soon as possible.

0:31:33 > 0:31:34Pressure is growing on counter-terror officers

0:31:34 > 0:31:38to identify the source of a nerve agent used in the attempted murder

0:31:38 > 0:31:40of a former Russian spy and his daughter.

0:31:40 > 0:31:42Sergei and Yulia Skripal remain in a critical condition.

0:31:42 > 0:31:45A policeman who rushed to their aid is in a serious

0:31:45 > 0:31:53condition, but conscious.

0:31:55 > 0:31:58NHS employers and health unions are understood to be close

0:31:58 > 0:32:02to agreeing a three year pay deal for hundreds of thousands of staff

0:32:02 > 0:32:02in England.

0:32:02 > 0:32:05The government has already said it will abolish the one

0:32:05 > 0:32:08per cent pay cap on public sector pay and the Chancellor has indicated

0:32:08 > 0:32:11he will provide extra funding to meet the higher costs.

0:32:11 > 0:32:14A proposal to impose a so-called latte levy on throwaway coffee

0:32:14 > 0:32:16cups has been rejected by the government.

0:32:16 > 0:32:18MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee had suggested

0:32:18 > 0:32:21a charge of 25 pence for disposable coffee cups

0:32:21 > 0:32:23to try to reduce their use.

0:32:23 > 0:32:26Ministers say it would be better for shops to offer voluntary

0:32:26 > 0:32:34discounts to customers who take in their own cups.

0:32:36 > 0:32:45The weather coming up via but now, sport.The Paralympics, Britain have

0:32:45 > 0:32:52a team of 17 but real hopes of maybe beating the record tally of six

0:32:52 > 0:32:55medals in Sochi, especially the downhill skiing on the visually

0:32:55 > 0:33:02impaired skiing. There is a problem in the build-up. Too much snow. It

0:33:02 > 0:33:07sounds daft, doesn't it? But of course, the winter Paralympics have

0:33:07 > 0:33:16been disrupted by the snow. People try to get there. The Opening

0:33:16 > 0:33:21Ceremony is at 11 o'clock our time. Unlike at the Winter Olympics, North

0:33:21 > 0:33:26Korean athletes will march certainly to those from South Korea. Kate

0:33:26 > 0:33:31Grays their this morning. So much to look forward to over the coming

0:33:31 > 0:33:38days. How bad is that snow?

0:33:39 > 0:33:45days. How bad is that snow?It's not that bad today. Over the last few

0:33:45 > 0:33:51days, there has been a lot of snow. For the Opening Ceremony organisers,

0:33:51 > 0:33:58that has been an issue. There has been a full rehearsal of the Opening

0:33:58 > 0:34:10Ceremony. It will all go off without a hitch. We did get the news

0:34:10 > 0:34:14yesterday that both countries will not march but they understood the

0:34:14 > 0:34:22decision made by the delegations. We understand that soldier turned

0:34:22 > 0:34:30snowboarder Owen Pick will lead the British team. The rest of them will

0:34:30 > 0:34:34be preparing for the races. Owen Pick is one of the first

0:34:34 > 0:34:38snowboarders to represent the sport in the winter Paralympics and we've

0:34:38 > 0:34:43already mentioned the alpine skiers. Kelly galliga, you may remember from

0:34:43 > 0:34:50Sochi in 2014, the first time Britain has ever won gold in the

0:34:50 > 0:34:55event. She will be going up with Gary Smith in the visually impaired

0:34:55 > 0:34:59category and for the first time in 20 years, Great Britain will be

0:34:59 > 0:35:08competing in the Nordic skiing. Lots of exciting athletes taking place.

0:35:08 > 0:35:13Just a few hours into the Opening Ceremony kicks off.We will speak

0:35:13 > 0:35:19again later. We saw some amazing pictures.

0:35:19 > 0:35:21With Arsenal's recent form, who'd have thought Arsenal

0:35:21 > 0:35:24would stand a chance against AC Milan in the Europa League?

0:35:24 > 0:35:27Well, they went to Italy and they came back with a 2-nil

0:35:27 > 0:35:30victory - Henrik Mkhitaryan scored his first goal for the club

0:35:30 > 0:35:33and Aaron Ramsey added another at the San Siro.

0:35:33 > 0:35:41The second leg is at the Emirates next Thursday.

0:35:42 > 0:35:50Look, we have one again, we are not qualified but what the result could

0:35:50 > 0:35:55mean, it could lift the game a little bit. We have to be in the

0:35:55 > 0:36:00team again because if you leave used three games in six days, always very

0:36:00 > 0:36:04difficult but we want to keep our focus and finish the job next week,

0:36:04 > 0:36:07that is what is the target.

0:36:07 > 0:36:11It's a huge weekend in the Six Nations, with plenty

0:36:11 > 0:36:13of permutions but Ireland could be crowned champions.

0:36:13 > 0:36:16They go into their match with Scotland in Dublin,

0:36:16 > 0:36:19top of the table and with three wins from three -

0:36:19 > 0:36:23victory would keep them on course for a first Grand Slam in 9 years

0:36:23 > 0:36:25but remember, Scotland showed against England last time out that

0:36:25 > 0:36:26they're no pushovers.

0:36:26 > 0:36:29England need to match Ireland's result to if they're to keep

0:36:29 > 0:36:31alive their hopes of a third straight title.

0:36:31 > 0:36:35Head coach Eddie Jones has named his team for the game with France.

0:36:35 > 0:36:37Captain Dylan Hartley misses out through injury with Owen Farrell

0:36:37 > 0:36:40skippering the side in his place for the first time

0:36:40 > 0:36:43Britain's Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas remain in the top

0:36:43 > 0:36:45ten after stage two of the Tireno Adriatico

0:36:45 > 0:36:46race in Italy.

0:36:46 > 0:36:53They were fortunate to avoid this crash four and a half miles

0:36:53 > 0:36:57from the finish in Follonica in Tuscany.

0:36:57 > 0:37:00They and their Team Sky colleagues occupy 5th to 10th place

0:37:00 > 0:37:03in the standings, all of them just nine seconds off the top rider.

0:37:03 > 0:37:06Germany's Marcel Kittel won the stage, while New Zealand's

0:37:06 > 0:37:08Patrick Bevin has the overall lead.

0:37:08 > 0:37:11This time next week, I will be wearing tweed and smelling of horse

0:37:11 > 0:37:18down at Cheltenham races. I'll be at Cheltenham, rather than at home.

0:37:18 > 0:37:24There will be no sizing up John's chances. He is out with an injured

0:37:24 > 0:37:31pelvis. What is happening? Am I that painful?What are you going to be

0:37:31 > 0:37:38doing at Cheltenham?It's a moving story. I am focusing on the young

0:37:38 > 0:37:41jockeys who ride alongside the course but it is part of the Riding

0:37:41 > 0:37:45for the disabled. It helps them with learning difficulties. In the power

0:37:45 > 0:37:57of the horse is amazing. It's really recognised as a form of therapy. But

0:37:57 > 0:38:05you are talking about John? Sizing John. Injured pelvis.

0:38:10 > 0:38:13John. Injured pelvis. It was a winning return as he prepares for

0:38:13 > 0:38:15his first ride at Cheltenham.

0:38:15 > 0:38:17Rory McIlroy had a really scrappy opening round at

0:38:17 > 0:38:19the Valspar Championship in Florida.

0:38:19 > 0:38:22He started with 10 straight pars but things then fell apart

0:38:22 > 0:38:24and he dropped 3 shots, to finish with a 74.

0:38:24 > 0:38:27He's 7 shots behind the leader Corey Conners.

0:38:27 > 0:38:29Now - staying with golf - we've all overslept

0:38:29 > 0:38:30- haven't we?

0:38:30 > 0:38:32Sometimes when we need to be somewhere important

0:38:32 > 0:38:34like a golf tournament.

0:38:34 > 0:38:36Spare a thought for Pablo Larrazabal.

0:38:36 > 0:38:42He woke up 38 minutes before his scheduled tee-time

0:38:42 > 0:38:44and nevertheless,

0:38:44 > 0:38:47yesterday despite a madcap rush to the course the Spaniard made

0:38:47 > 0:38:50a five under par 67 which left him two shots off the lead.

0:38:50 > 0:38:53Here's some of the reaction from social media:

0:38:55 > 0:39:01He said he had a shower for ten seconds. The mind boggles. And he

0:39:01 > 0:39:05says he had a wild trip to the course.Korea remember that happen

0:39:05 > 0:39:12to Rory McIllroy in the Ryder Cup? He was under police export --

0:39:12 > 0:39:16Escort.

0:39:16 > 0:39:19It was an announcement that took the world by surprise last night.

0:39:19 > 0:39:22After months of threats and insults between North Korea and the USA -

0:39:22 > 0:39:25the leaders of both nations are going to meet.

0:39:25 > 0:39:27President Trump will sit down with Kim Jong-un

0:39:27 > 0:39:29for face-to-face talks before May, but tough economic sanctions

0:39:29 > 0:39:30remain in place.

0:39:30 > 0:39:38North Korea author Paul French joins us from our London newsroom now.

0:39:41 > 0:39:48Thank you for your time this morning. First of all, this happened

0:39:48 > 0:39:57around midnight our time. Give your initial reaction.It's huge, it's

0:39:57 > 0:40:01enormous, quite unprecedented. I don't think anybody was seriously

0:40:01 > 0:40:05expecting it to happen this quickly. It's kind of taken everyone by

0:40:05 > 0:40:11surprise.Talk is through it. The detail, we don't know. The

0:40:11 > 0:40:16invitation has been offered and accepted on the date put before May

0:40:16 > 0:40:20which is very, very soon in diplomatic terms. How do you

0:40:20 > 0:40:27envisage this might happen?The White House and the State Department

0:40:27 > 0:40:30have a lot of what they call diplomatic heavy lifting to do.

0:40:30 > 0:40:36There is a lot of background to get through. There has to be a meeting

0:40:36 > 0:40:40about what America wishes to get out of this. Presumably the north knows

0:40:40 > 0:40:46what it wants. Going head-to-head like this, word is that leave

0:40:46 > 0:40:54everybody else? South Korea, Japan, China.

0:40:54 > 0:40:58China.Is it not the style of Donald Trump that you carry on regardless?

0:40:58 > 0:41:03He may well say, that's how we used to do it. We would spend months or

0:41:03 > 0:41:08years talking about what to talk about. The setting a timeline which

0:41:08 > 0:41:13is before May would suggest he is just going to jump in feet first as

0:41:13 > 0:41:18he has done with other issues.Which is rather worrying. We know that

0:41:18 > 0:41:22things about is the great dealmaker and so on but this is a meeting

0:41:22 > 0:41:27between two men who run powerful countries in the road and right.

0:41:27 > 0:41:31Neither of them have great experience in international

0:41:31 > 0:41:40diplomacy. We know that. Donald Trump doesn't come from a background

0:41:40 > 0:41:48of diplomacy. Maybe that deal has to work for the United States. And the

0:41:48 > 0:41:57South Koreans. That is where diplomacy needs to work.Donald

0:41:57 > 0:42:02Trump may well claim that this is his HARDtalk that has resulted in

0:42:02 > 0:42:11North

0:42:11 > 0:42:14North Korea talking. North Korea will claim it is a coup for them,

0:42:14 > 0:42:18being able to sit down with a world's most powerful man, the

0:42:18 > 0:42:23president of the USA. Both sides will claim this as a propaganda

0:42:23 > 0:42:28coup.

0:42:28 > 0:42:33coup. You make the question of whether Donald Trump's policy on

0:42:33 > 0:42:40Korea has caused this to happen will be debated for years. Offering the

0:42:40 > 0:42:47threat of a bloody nose. The sanctions that he has been pushing

0:42:47 > 0:42:51heavily at the United Nations and it's certainly true that times are

0:42:51 > 0:42:58not great in North Korea. Sanctions have affected their more than people

0:42:58 > 0:43:02realise.What is without doubt is that this is a major coup for Kim

0:43:02 > 0:43:07Jong-un as was the Winter Olympics. Now this is an amazing follow-up to

0:43:07 > 0:43:21him. It's unprecedented, of course. Thank you very much to your time.

0:43:21 > 0:43:26It's a glorious morning to some parts of the UK this morning. This

0:43:26 > 0:43:30is Rossington Beach near Brighton. Dan Johnson is down there talking

0:43:30 > 0:43:35about plastic at how we've been encouraged to spot plastic in the

0:43:35 > 0:43:41water and inform beaches of that but this looks stunning. It is chilly

0:43:41 > 0:43:47down there, we have been told.It's hard to tell the horizon because the

0:43:47 > 0:43:54colours are blurring. A different kind of Skyline. Good morning,

0:43:54 > 0:43:56Sarah.

0:43:56 > 0:44:00kind of Skyline. Good morning, Sarah.What a difference to just a

0:44:00 > 0:44:04week ago. It is quite a Sareen start of the day. This time last week, we

0:44:04 > 0:44:11were talking about all that disrupted snow. This is how things

0:44:11 > 0:44:18are looking in West Yorkshire. We had a bit of snow around yesterday.

0:44:18 > 0:44:23Yesterday was a dry day across parts of the country. Towards the south,

0:44:23 > 0:44:27things will cloud over and turned pretty wet as we head through the

0:44:27 > 0:44:30latter part of the day but for the here and now, many places starting

0:44:30 > 0:44:36today on a dry note. Some icy conditions here as well. Further

0:44:36 > 0:44:42south, cloud pushing its way in surrender part of Cornwall, Devon,

0:44:42 > 0:44:49south Wales as well. Sunny spells at East Anglia, northern England,

0:44:49 > 0:44:52southern Scotland and Northern Ireland. Temperatures between eight

0:44:52 > 0:44:59and 10 degrees. Still in the cool side to this time of year. That

0:44:59 > 0:45:03patchy rain will push across much of England and Wales and Northern

0:45:03 > 0:45:09Ireland. Scotland stays with the drier clearer conditions. Still

0:45:09 > 0:45:14widespread frost with below freezing but further south, frost free. We

0:45:14 > 0:45:17have double figures from the word go. Through the weekend, some

0:45:17 > 0:45:23outbreaks of rain but temperatures on the rise and there will be a bit

0:45:23 > 0:45:27of sunshine on offer as well so you can see the cold is still in place

0:45:27 > 0:45:31across parts of Scotland through the weekend but the yellow colours, much

0:45:31 > 0:45:35milder air, working northwards across the country as we move

0:45:35 > 0:45:40through to the end of the week. For Saturday, we have outbreaks of rain,

0:45:40 > 0:45:45heavy at times the Northern Ireland and as that brain bumps into the

0:45:45 > 0:45:50colder across Scotland, it could well be a bit more snow, mostly of a

0:45:50 > 0:45:53higher ground to the Southern Upton 's Grampians and further south, a

0:45:53 > 0:46:02few showers but equally some sunny spells.

0:46:02 > 0:46:07Moving through into Sunday, on that front lingering for a time across

0:46:07 > 0:46:12Scotland, some more rain and hill snow clearing to the north so much

0:46:12 > 0:46:15drier conditions to start your Sunday morning. With fairly light

0:46:15 > 0:46:21winds there will be mist and fog patches, so quite a murky, mild,

0:46:21 > 0:46:24misty start the Sunday morning. The sunshine for many of us should tend

0:46:24 > 0:46:28to break up any mist and fog full stops a lot of fairly dry and bright

0:46:28 > 0:46:33weather on the cards for Sunday. Breezy in the west, still one or two

0:46:33 > 0:46:37showers likely here but many of us dry, with ties of eight to 13

0:46:37 > 0:46:42degrees. Just a hint that spring could be on the way for some of us

0:46:42 > 0:46:47through the weekend.Thank you very much. We will see you soon. And we

0:46:47 > 0:46:49are

0:46:49 > 0:46:51much. We will see you soon. And we are

0:46:51 > 0:46:55talking about the announcements by Donald Trump and the fear of a trade

0:46:55 > 0:47:00war which is more and more becoming a reality.Thank you very much, good

0:47:00 > 0:47:07morning to you. This is a promise by a president Trump to protect

0:47:07 > 0:47:12American jobs and encourage American firms to use American steel. The US

0:47:12 > 0:47:18says it will impose a 25% tariff on US imports of steel and 10% on

0:47:18 > 0:47:21aluminium imports. As you would expect it has not gone down well

0:47:21 > 0:47:25with other countries. Some, including the EU, have promised to

0:47:25 > 0:47:29retaliate, saying they could put tariffs on goods made in the US. How

0:47:29 > 0:47:34serious is all of this? I am joined by a steel industry expert. Good

0:47:34 > 0:47:39morning to you. Thank you for coming in. Let's explain what tariffs are

0:47:39 > 0:47:43and white president Trump thinks these are a good way of protecting

0:47:43 > 0:47:47American jobs.They are probably not a good way of protecting American

0:47:47 > 0:47:52jobs, but what they do is impose a tax in effect on the price of all

0:47:52 > 0:47:57steel coming into the United States, making American steel, American-made

0:47:57 > 0:48:03steel made in the homeland, that much more competitive.It is

0:48:03 > 0:48:05designed to make American manufacturers think instead of

0:48:05 > 0:48:09buying it from abroad, from China or Europe, I will buy it from America,

0:48:09 > 0:48:14and that will be cheaper. So it keeps their costs down.Oh no, it

0:48:14 > 0:48:19would put their costs up, because presumably American steelmakers will

0:48:19 > 0:48:23make hay while the sun shines and put their prices up in line with the

0:48:23 > 0:48:27tariffs. And many of these products are not available within the United

0:48:27 > 0:48:30States, so many manufacturers will continue to import them from abroad,

0:48:30 > 0:48:35but face this tariff penalty.And you have hit the nail on the head,

0:48:35 > 0:48:38because tariffs can be really self-defeating. We have heard the

0:48:38 > 0:48:42response around the world, China saying it is very unhappy with this,

0:48:42 > 0:48:46the EU saying it could retaliate, and that retaliation could be very

0:48:46 > 0:48:51damaging.It could be very damaging if for example there is a

0:48:51 > 0:48:55tit-for-tat trade war, so we put tariffs on high-profile American

0:48:55 > 0:48:58goods like Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and they retaliate by

0:48:58 > 0:49:05putting taxes on European made cars, well a car is just steel on wheels,

0:49:05 > 0:49:10so that would really hit the industry.And we know that the UK

0:49:10 > 0:49:14sells a lot to the United States, could we be hit these tariffs?The

0:49:14 > 0:49:20answer is by a small amount we only export a small amount of steel to

0:49:20 > 0:49:24the United States, perhaps a quarter of a million tons a year, although

0:49:24 > 0:49:30that is worth a bit of money, a third of £1 billion, there are some

0:49:30 > 0:49:34plants affected in particular, which specialise in selling particular

0:49:34 > 0:49:38types of bespoke steel to American customers.When we talk about

0:49:38 > 0:49:43individual business in the UK, when we are selling to the US, what will

0:49:43 > 0:49:47they be thinking now? Are there ways to get around these potential

0:49:47 > 0:49:53tariffs?It is very complicated, I was on a steel plant in the

0:49:53 > 0:49:56north-east, a lovely plant over the edge of the North York Moors

0:49:56 > 0:50:01National Park, beautifully located by the sea, and they employ about

0:50:01 > 0:50:07300 people and export almost 100% of their output either directly or

0:50:07 > 0:50:10indirectly, including perhaps 30% of the United States. So they will

0:50:10 > 0:50:14obviously be panicking and saying we are going to become uncompetitive

0:50:14 > 0:50:22with the United States. The paradox is that Americans can't get those

0:50:22 > 0:50:25particular bespoke products from anywhere else, so they will have to

0:50:25 > 0:50:30stick with their British suppliers and take the pain.So there are ways

0:50:30 > 0:50:34potentially around it, if they need to. It is good to talk to you. We

0:50:34 > 0:50:39will talk more about those tariffs after 7am, and what impact it could

0:50:39 > 0:50:43have on business around the world if that trade war is indeed created by

0:50:43 > 0:50:49all of this.

0:50:51 > 0:50:54When Henry VIII's doomed warship the Mary Rose was successfully

0:50:54 > 0:50:58lifted from the seabed in the 1980s, it was seen as one of the most

0:50:58 > 0:50:59important achievements in preservation.

0:50:59 > 0:51:02But now, some of the artefacts found on board, including more than 1,000

0:51:02 > 0:51:05cannonballs, need urgent attention to stop them rotting away.

0:51:05 > 0:51:07Breakfast's Tim Muffett is in Portsmouth this morning

0:51:07 > 0:51:10to find out how they are going to do it.

0:51:10 > 0:51:15Good morning.I remember that day in 1982, gathering around the school

0:51:15 > 0:51:20television and watching the raising of the Mary Rose, and here she is in

0:51:20 > 0:51:23majestic form. The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, she is on display

0:51:23 > 0:51:29here, this museum was reopened in 2016. But maritime archaeology poses

0:51:29 > 0:51:32unique challenges because seawater has such a corrosive effect. They

0:51:32 > 0:51:37found so many artefacts on board. Human skeletons, weapons, clothing,

0:51:37 > 0:51:42all sorts of things. But some items in particular have posed a

0:51:42 > 0:51:44particular challenge for archaeologists, and they are

0:51:44 > 0:51:50learning some particularly interesting things.

0:51:50 > 0:51:55Right, so these are the samples we will look at today. In one of the

0:51:55 > 0:52:01world's most advanced scientific facilities, Eleonora and Hayley are

0:52:01 > 0:52:05holding pieces of history. These cannonballs are found on of the Mary

0:52:05 > 0:52:10Rose. She sank in the Solent in 1545 was attacking an invading French

0:52:10 > 0:52:15fleet. In 1982, millions watched on television as she was brought back

0:52:15 > 0:52:18to the surface. Amongst the artefacts found, 1200 cannonballs.

0:52:18 > 0:52:24But, since being discovered, some have corroded. Some haven't. So the

0:52:24 > 0:52:29team took the difficult decision to cut out samples to find out why.It

0:52:29 > 0:52:33is not typical to destructively sample like this in conservation,

0:52:33 > 0:52:38but for us, we realised that to not do it and watch these things that

0:52:38 > 0:52:41might disintegrate would be negligent.But to analyse the

0:52:41 > 0:52:47corrosion on such an old object you need a very special machine.So this

0:52:47 > 0:52:51is the UK's National synchrotron facility, and a synchrotron is a

0:52:51 > 0:52:54particle accelerator that takes electrons and accelerates them to

0:52:54 > 0:52:5899% of the speed of light. Because the cannibals have been exposed to

0:52:58 > 0:53:02nature for 500 years they are very, very complicated. And you need is

0:53:02 > 0:53:05very precise, very accurate measurements that you can only

0:53:05 > 0:53:09really do with light that is of this quality.Well, some of the

0:53:09 > 0:53:14cannonballs you can see an H, which stands for King Henry. But as a

0:53:14 > 0:53:17collection, these cannonballs are unique. They are all the same age,

0:53:17 > 0:53:21they have all spent the same amount of time underwater, and they were

0:53:21 > 0:53:25all made in the same way. We know that because on the 16th century

0:53:25 > 0:53:29there was only one iron blast furnace in Britain. But they have

0:53:29 > 0:53:34been treated in different ways. Many were washed. Some had anticorrosive

0:53:34 > 0:53:39applied, others were submerged in a chemical which is a bit like baking

0:53:39 > 0:53:45soda.I think anybody that was about to excavate something now, it would

0:53:45 > 0:53:49be to think twice about doing this active washings, you may be

0:53:49 > 0:53:51inadvertently promotion the formation of something that could

0:53:51 > 0:53:57damage the material.Weapons of war hundreds of years old, shaping the

0:53:57 > 0:54:00science of today.

0:54:00 > 0:54:04It is an amazing facility, because the light produced by that machine,

0:54:04 > 0:54:08it produces light 10 billion times righter than the Sun, 10 billion

0:54:08 > 0:54:11times brighter than the sun. And it enables archaeologists and

0:54:11 > 0:54:18scientists to do that incredible work. Eleanor is with us this

0:54:18 > 0:54:23morning. So many ramifications from what you have found. Where to now?

0:54:23 > 0:54:27Well, we have found so much and shown how important it was to do

0:54:27 > 0:54:30this sampling and found out so much we didn't know about this process.

0:54:30 > 0:54:34Next we will be looking at trying to look at those processes in

0:54:34 > 0:54:37real-time, we will take bits of Mary Rose iron and subject them to

0:54:37 > 0:54:41different solutions and we can take a recording each week and watch in

0:54:41 > 0:54:44real-time what is happening.It is such an amazing sight, isn't it, to

0:54:44 > 0:54:48think this ship was submerged for hundreds of years, and what is it

0:54:48 > 0:54:51like working here and working so closely with her?It is just a

0:54:51 > 0:54:55privilege to work here, really. For a materials scientist into such a

0:54:55 > 0:55:00challenge, as well, because while the materials look so great, there

0:55:00 > 0:55:05are always new problems to solve. And these are the gun decks, aren't

0:55:05 > 0:55:08they?They are, and you can see the gun ports where the cannons would

0:55:08 > 0:55:11have gone through.And the challengers maritime archaeologist

0:55:11 > 0:55:16based are so specific, aren't they? It is all about this corrosive

0:55:16 > 0:55:21effect of seawater?Is exposed to an environment it is not used to for

0:55:21 > 0:55:24such a long time, and typically it is the salt from seawater which gets

0:55:24 > 0:55:28into these artefacts which is a challenge to deal with when they are

0:55:28 > 0:55:31in the air and on display like this. So going forward, for other

0:55:31 > 0:55:35archaeologists across the world, what should they be doing, do you

0:55:35 > 0:55:39think, given what you have found?In terms of the iron, it would be

0:55:39 > 0:55:43looking at maybe not doing the wash we have done before, that

0:55:43 > 0:55:45potentially are unintentionally producing these corrosion products.

0:55:45 > 0:55:50Thank you very much indeed, it is absolutely fascinating, and when you

0:55:50 > 0:55:53look at the decks here and you think of the history of this particular

0:55:53 > 0:55:57ship, will one of the most famous ships in our maritime history, and

0:55:57 > 0:56:00the work that has been done to preserve those cannonballs and find

0:56:00 > 0:56:04out why exactly they are decaying, it is fascinating stuff. We leave

0:56:04 > 0:56:10you with this beautiful view.Thank you very much, Tim. I know he is

0:56:10 > 0:56:16really enjoying himself this morning.

0:56:16 > 0:56:20morning.Later in the programme, we will find out more about Detective

0:56:20 > 0:56:28Nick Bailey, who is seriously ill in hospital. We will be speaking to the

0:56:28 > 0:56:31Police Federation and finding out a little bit more about his condition

0:56:31 > 0:56:34and about the circumstances around the attack.

0:56:34 > 0:59:54Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

0:59:54 > 0:59:56I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

0:59:56 > 0:59:58in half an hour.

0:59:58 > 1:00:00Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

1:00:00 > 1:00:03Bye for now.

1:00:33 > 1:00:36Hello - this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Naga

1:00:36 > 1:00:36Munchetty.

1:00:36 > 1:00:38An historic breakthrough as President Trump accepts an offer

1:00:38 > 1:00:41from North Korea to hold talks with Kim Jong-un

1:00:41 > 1:00:43The two leaders will meet by May -

1:00:43 > 1:00:46the North Koreans also agree not to carry out any more nuclear

1:00:46 > 1:00:54or missile tests.

1:01:01 > 1:01:03Good morning - it's Friday 9 March.

1:01:03 > 1:01:05Also this morning:

1:01:05 > 1:01:08Pressure grows on counter-terrorism police to identify where the nerve

1:01:08 > 1:01:11agent, used to attack a former Russian spy and his daughter,

1:01:11 > 1:01:16came from.

1:01:16 > 1:01:18The US imposes tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

1:01:18 > 1:01:26Other countries have threatened to retaliate,

1:01:27 > 1:01:30sparking fears of a global trade war.

1:01:30 > 1:01:33In sport, it's the biggest ever Winter Paralympics,

1:01:33 > 1:01:36and it begins this morning ...

1:01:36 > 1:01:38Snowboarder Owen Pick will be Great Britain's flagbearer

1:01:38 > 1:01:43at the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang.

1:01:43 > 1:01:47And we will find out how you can play your part in how to clean up

1:01:47 > 1:01:51the beaches. This is a live picture from down in Brighton. It's looking

1:01:51 > 1:01:55rather beautiful.

1:01:55 > 1:01:59from down in Brighton. It's looking rather beautiful. It's still quite a

1:01:59 > 1:02:04chilly start frost this morning. Some fine weather coming but I will

1:02:04 > 1:02:06bring you more details on about 15 minutes.

1:02:06 > 1:02:07Good morning.

1:02:07 > 1:02:08First, our main story.

1:02:08 > 1:02:11President Trump has accepted an offer from North Korea to meet

1:02:11 > 1:02:12Kim Jong-un for talks.

1:02:12 > 1:02:14The meeting will happen by May.

1:02:14 > 1:02:17No serving US president has ever met a North Korean leader.

1:02:17 > 1:02:19The surprise announcement was made by senior South Korean

1:02:19 > 1:02:21officials in Washington, who passed on a letter

1:02:21 > 1:02:23from the North Korean leader.

1:02:23 > 1:02:26In it, he pledged to commit to denuclearisation.

1:02:26 > 1:02:31He also ruled out any more nuclear and missile tests.

1:02:31 > 1:02:33The United States welcomed the move but said sanctions

1:02:33 > 1:02:36would stay in place until a deal is reached.

1:02:36 > 1:02:43Our Washington correspondent Chris Buckler has this report.

1:02:43 > 1:02:47With missiles and displays of military might,

1:02:47 > 1:02:51North Korea has at times seemed nothing short of defiant

1:02:51 > 1:02:56in the face of sanctions and international condemnation

1:02:56 > 1:02:57of its nuclear programme but, despite appearances,

1:02:57 > 1:03:01it seems Kim Jong-un wants to talk.

1:03:01 > 1:03:03South Korean officials, who met the North Korean leader,

1:03:03 > 1:03:06say he has committed himself to denuclearisation

1:03:06 > 1:03:09and they have now delivered a message from Kim Jong-un that

1:03:09 > 1:03:17caught many in the White House completely off guard.

1:03:17 > 1:03:20Kim pledged that North Korea will refrain from any further

1:03:20 > 1:03:24nuclear or missile tests.

1:03:24 > 1:03:31He understands that the routine joint military exercises

1:03:31 > 1:03:34between the Republic of Korea and the United States must continue.

1:03:34 > 1:03:38And he expressed his eagerness to meet President Trump

1:03:38 > 1:03:43as soon as possible.

1:03:43 > 1:03:45The idea of a face-to-face meeting between President Trump

1:03:45 > 1:03:47and Kim Jong-un, by May, seems remarkable,

1:03:47 > 1:03:50given the months of insults and threats hurled between them.

1:03:50 > 1:03:54They will be met with fire and fury.

1:03:54 > 1:03:58Rocket Man is on a suicide mission for himself.

1:03:58 > 1:04:05But the tone has now changed.

1:04:05 > 1:04:13On Twitter, Donald Trump said that great progress was being made

1:04:16 > 1:04:19but that sanctions will remain until an agreement is reached.

1:04:19 > 1:04:23However, that meeting is being planned.

1:04:23 > 1:04:25Some in the White House will urge cautious

1:04:25 > 1:04:28and there will be no suspension of the joint military exercises

1:04:28 > 1:04:30involving the United States and South Korea.

1:04:30 > 1:04:33This may be a move away from fire and fury,

1:04:33 > 1:04:36perhaps even towards friendship but, in the long-term, that will depend

1:04:36 > 1:04:38on whether that message coming from Pyongyang

1:04:38 > 1:04:40proves to be one of propaganda or progress.

1:04:40 > 1:04:46Chris Buckler, BBC News, Washington.

1:04:46 > 1:04:49More reaction from Washington in a few minutes.

1:04:49 > 1:04:51Pressure is growing on counter-terror officers

1:04:51 > 1:04:54to identify the source of a nerve agent used in the attempted murder

1:04:54 > 1:04:57of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury.

1:04:57 > 1:04:59Sergei and Yulia Skripal remain in a critical condition.

1:04:59 > 1:05:02A policeman who came to their aid is in a serious

1:05:02 > 1:05:03but stable condition.

1:05:03 > 1:05:06State media in Russia has reacted angrily to any suggestion

1:05:06 > 1:05:08that the Kremlin could be responsible.

1:05:08 > 1:05:08Andy Moore reports.

1:05:08 > 1:05:11In a sign of how extensive this inquiry has become,

1:05:11 > 1:05:15police cordoned off and set a guard over the grave of Sergei Skripal's

1:05:15 > 1:05:17wife, in Salisbury.

1:05:17 > 1:05:22And nearby, in the same cemetery, a similar police presence

1:05:22 > 1:05:26at the spot where his son's ashes are interned.

1:05:26 > 1:05:31Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was one of the first to help

1:05:31 > 1:05:35the Skripals, as they fought for their lives.

1:05:35 > 1:05:38He is said to be in a serious condition but recovering.

1:05:38 > 1:05:43He is a great character, he is a huge presence in Wiltshire

1:05:43 > 1:05:46police, well liked, well loved, massively dedicated officer.

1:05:46 > 1:05:49He is clearly receiving high specialist treatment

1:05:49 > 1:05:52so he is well set up.

1:05:52 > 1:05:55He's not the Nick that I know but, of course,he's been receiving a high

1:05:55 > 1:06:01level of treatment.

1:06:01 > 1:06:01Boris Johnson...

1:06:01 > 1:06:04In Russia, state dominated media made fun of Boris Johnson and joked

1:06:04 > 1:06:09about what happened to former Kremlin spies.

1:06:09 > 1:06:12"If you are a professional traitor," he says, "my advice -

1:06:12 > 1:06:14don't move to England.

1:06:14 > 1:06:18Something is not right there, the climate perhaps,

1:06:18 > 1:06:20but too many bad things go on there."

1:06:20 > 1:06:23Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, are still critically ill.

1:06:23 > 1:06:26The BBC has been told the nerve agent used against them was not

1:06:26 > 1:06:28sarin or VX but something much rarer.

1:06:28 > 1:06:34The British government says it knows what that substance was but is not

1:06:34 > 1:06:36naming it at the moment.

1:06:36 > 1:06:44Andy Moore, BBC News.

1:06:48 > 1:06:50Three people questioned by police after a black student

1:06:50 > 1:06:52at Nottingham Trent University complained about being racially

1:06:52 > 1:06:55abused, have been released but remain under investigation.

1:06:55 > 1:06:57Two men aged 18 were arrested on suspicion

1:06:57 > 1:06:59of racially aggravated public order offences .

1:06:59 > 1:07:00An 18-year-old woman was also interviewed.

1:07:00 > 1:07:02Police have confirmed they are treating the incident

1:07:02 > 1:07:10as a hate crime.

1:07:10 > 1:07:13NHS employers and health unions are understood to be close

1:07:13 > 1:07:16to agreeing a three year pay deal for hundreds of thousands of staff

1:07:16 > 1:07:17in England.

1:07:17 > 1:07:19The government has already said it will abolish the one

1:07:19 > 1:07:23per cent pay cap on public sector pay and the Chancellor has indicated

1:07:23 > 1:07:28he will provide extra funding to meet the higher costs.

1:07:28 > 1:07:36The United States will impose tariffs on imports

1:07:36 > 1:07:37of aluminium and steel.

1:07:37 > 1:07:39President Trump signed an order bringing them

1:07:39 > 1:07:40in yesterday afternoon.

1:07:40 > 1:07:42That's sparked fears of a global trade war.

1:07:42 > 1:07:45Ben is here to explain what's going on.

1:07:45 > 1:07:49Not some of the tariffs themselves but what is going to happen around

1:07:49 > 1:07:54the world. The taxes are imposed on things like steel and aluminium. A

1:07:54 > 1:08:0025% tariff on steel, 10% on aluminium and that could make them

1:08:00 > 1:08:03more expensive to import from overseas to the idea as American

1:08:03 > 1:08:09manufacture wool is will think, instead of American -- foreign-made

1:08:09 > 1:08:15stuff, I'll buy American stuff.

1:08:15 > 1:08:17stuff, I'll buy American stuff. You can see them signing that

1:08:17 > 1:08:25declaration last night. There are some declarations of exemptions. But

1:08:25 > 1:08:32nonetheless, a lot of countries have threatened to retaliate. The

1:08:32 > 1:08:37European Union says it will pit its own tariffs on things the EU imports

1:08:37 > 1:08:40from the United States has been very specific. It's choosing politically

1:08:40 > 1:08:47sensitive and products including the Harley-Davidson might -- the

1:08:47 > 1:08:51Harley-Davidson motorbike made in Wisconsin, home state of Paul Ryan,

1:08:51 > 1:08:57bourbon whiskey in Kentucky. Orange juice from Florida. That is a key

1:08:57 > 1:09:06swing state.

1:09:06 > 1:09:09swing state. BT the US is saying will post this on metal, the EU says

1:09:09 > 1:09:17it will do something to enforce it. Were going to see fewer people in EU

1:09:17 > 1:09:22ride around on motorbikes drinking a cocktail of orange and bourbon and

1:09:22 > 1:09:27jeans. OK.

1:09:35 > 1:09:38A proposal to impose a so-called latte levy on throwaway coffee

1:09:38 > 1:09:40cups has been rejected by the government.

1:09:40 > 1:09:42MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee had suggested

1:09:42 > 1:09:44a charge of 25 pence for disposable coffee cups

1:09:44 > 1:09:46to try to reduce their use.

1:09:46 > 1:09:49Ministers say it would be better for shops to offer voluntary

1:09:49 > 1:09:52discounts to customers who take in their own cups.

1:09:52 > 1:09:55Back to our top story this morning and the shock announcement that US

1:09:55 > 1:09:58President Donald Trump has agreed to the first ever meeting

1:09:58 > 1:10:00between a serving US leader and his North Korean counterpart.

1:10:00 > 1:10:04North Korea made the offer and also agreed to halt missile

1:10:04 > 1:10:05tests in the meantime.

1:10:05 > 1:10:06Earlier, our Washington Correspondent Chris Buckler outlined

1:10:06 > 1:10:09just how big a surprise today's announcement was.

1:10:09 > 1:10:14The first sense that we got of anything being

1:10:14 > 1:10:21this major was when President Trump himself put his head around

1:10:21 > 1:10:24the briefing room door in the White House and said

1:10:24 > 1:10:27that there would be a big announcement coming from South

1:10:27 > 1:10:27Korea.

1:10:27 > 1:10:30It was only then that we got a sense of really

1:10:30 > 1:10:31what was coming.

1:10:31 > 1:10:38To put this into context, it was only 24 hours ago

1:10:38 > 1:10:41that the US Secretary of State was ruling out any suggestion

1:10:41 > 1:10:43that there could be direct talks on negotiation

1:10:43 > 1:10:44between North Korea and America.

1:10:44 > 1:10:46He said that just wasn't realistic.

1:10:46 > 1:10:48But now we don't just have the two countries talking,

1:10:48 > 1:10:51we potentially have the two leaders meeting in a

1:10:51 > 1:10:56It's important to say that sanctions remain in place.

1:10:56 > 1:11:00South Korea wants to see concrete action as well as words but it is,

1:11:00 > 1:11:03as you say, an historic moment.

1:11:03 > 1:11:09When you look at the words, you reference the words Trump

1:11:09 > 1:11:12used, "Rocket Man on a suicide mission."

1:11:12 > 1:11:18You think about the words and then a meeting between the two.

1:11:18 > 1:11:20Tell us about the logistics, where and how this

1:11:20 > 1:11:20might happen.

1:11:20 > 1:11:24That is the big question.

1:11:24 > 1:11:26Some people have talked about China, nobody really knows.

1:11:26 > 1:11:30The idea of him going to North Korea is something that seems too far,

1:11:30 > 1:11:34even for this White House, but just think about the timing of this.

1:11:34 > 1:11:37To suggest this meeting could happen within a couple of months

1:11:37 > 1:11:38is something that is really quite surprising.

1:11:38 > 1:11:46If this was any other White House, you could imagine the days and weeks

1:11:47 > 1:11:49of discussions because this is a potential propaganda

1:11:49 > 1:11:52coup for Pyongyang, to have the North Korean leader

1:11:52 > 1:11:55on the same stage as the US President, but Donald

1:11:55 > 1:11:58Trump says today that that meeting is already being planned

1:11:58 > 1:12:01but what is important is not just the meeting itself

1:12:01 > 1:12:05but what follows it.

1:12:05 > 1:12:08This White House says he is a man who has a reputation

1:12:08 > 1:12:09of getting a deal.

1:12:09 > 1:12:12The deal is important in this but we have been

1:12:12 > 1:12:20here before.

1:12:21 > 1:12:26It is cold out there for many of us this morning. Central London is

1:12:26 > 1:12:31looking OK. A little bit hazy. That is the view over Central London and

1:12:31 > 1:12:41the River Thames. Sarah is gay to tell us how chilly it is.

1:12:42 > 1:12:46It is a chilly start, some cost around this morning but temperatures

1:12:46 > 1:12:51will be on the rise, especially over a couple of days. This one is from

1:12:51 > 1:12:57North Yorkshire, Alistair in Hinderwell so we have some clear

1:12:57 > 1:13:02skies out there to start the day of the minibus, we will keep the

1:13:02 > 1:13:06sunshine, especially across the northern half of the country. A

1:13:06 > 1:13:13little bit west later on. For the here and now, it starts off dry.

1:13:13 > 1:13:19Want to Myst and fog patches around as well. Some cloud moving in with

1:13:19 > 1:13:22outbreaks of rain pushing into the likes of Devon, Cornwall and South

1:13:22 > 1:13:29Wales. Elsewhere, a largely dry picture. Temperatures around eight,

1:13:29 > 1:13:3410 degrees out there today. We'll see that patchy rain working through

1:13:34 > 1:13:39the evening hours. Overnight, England, Wales, Northern Ireland

1:13:39 > 1:13:44will see those outbreaks of rain. We've got the air coming in,

1:13:44 > 1:13:49certainly frost free. We are in that colder across northern Scotland so

1:13:49 > 1:13:53that an icy night to come across central and northern parts of

1:13:53 > 1:14:00Scotland. How's the weekend shaping up? There will be outbreaks of rain

1:14:00 > 1:14:04but things are turning much milder than they have been. It won't be a

1:14:04 > 1:14:10write off at all. We still got the blue colours so that colder in

1:14:10 > 1:14:15charge across Scotland at the moment. These yellow colours

1:14:15 > 1:14:19indicate the milder air sweeping northwards across the country by the

1:14:19 > 1:14:25end of the weekend. For Saturday, outbreaks of rain across northern

1:14:25 > 1:14:30England, Northern Ireland. There could be some more snow across the

1:14:30 > 1:14:38higher ground of Scotland. It will be falling as rain at lower levels

1:14:38 > 1:14:41and further south, some sunny spells, still a few showers but take

1:14:41 > 1:14:45a look at those temperatures. We could see 15 by Saturday, something

1:14:45 > 1:14:52we have not seen for quite awhile. That Ravenhill snow lingers. But

1:14:52 > 1:15:01then we have that southerly breeze. Quite murky to Sunday. Some Myst and

1:15:01 > 1:15:07fog around. After that Billy Gray, murky start, Sunday shaping up to be

1:15:07 > 1:15:13relatively decent. Some sunny spells breaking through, the chance of a

1:15:13 > 1:15:17few showers in the West where it is quite breezy but temperatures up to

1:15:17 > 1:15:20around 13 degrees also in a sunny spells, should feel quite pleasant

1:15:20 > 1:15:24and different to what it was a week ago.

1:15:24 > 1:15:30and different to what it was a week ago. you very much, we will talk to

1:15:30 > 1:15:41you a bit later on.

1:15:42 > 1:15:45Police in Wiltshire have praised the bravery of one

1:15:45 > 1:15:50of their officers, who went to the aid of the former Russian

1:15:50 > 1:15:53spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, after they were poisoned

1:15:53 > 1:15:54by a nerve agent in Salisbury.

1:15:54 > 1:15:57Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey is still in a serious

1:15:57 > 1:15:58condition in hospital.

1:15:58 > 1:16:00But he's said to be conscious and talking.

1:16:00 > 1:16:02Mr Skripal and his daughter remain in a critical condition.

1:16:02 > 1:16:05Counter-terrorism officers are now working to find the origin

1:16:05 > 1:16:08of the nerve agent chemical used in the attempted murder.

1:16:08 > 1:16:11The Home Secretary has described the attack as brazen and reckless,

1:16:11 > 1:16:13but refused to speculate about who is responsible.

1:16:13 > 1:16:14Russia has strongly denied any involvement.

1:16:14 > 1:16:17Let's go to Salisbury and speak to Simon Kempton

1:16:17 > 1:16:18from the Police Federation.

1:16:18 > 1:16:22Good morning, thank you very much for talking to us. Am I right, this

1:16:22 > 1:16:29is the scene where the two people, the two Russians were found, Sergei

1:16:29 > 1:16:36Skripal and his daughter were found, after being poisoned?That's right,

1:16:36 > 1:16:39where we are stood now.And the investigation obviously is still

1:16:39 > 1:16:45going on. Can you tell us anything about that?No, I am not here to

1:16:45 > 1:16:48talk about the investigation. It is important that our colleagues in the

1:16:48 > 1:16:52counterterrorism command do that. I am here to talk about Nick, really.

1:16:52 > 1:16:57In the work he has done with his colleagues.We have seen his picture

1:16:57 > 1:17:01on all of the front pages this morning, and of course we are

1:17:01 > 1:17:05wishing him well. Can you tell us what you know now of his condition?

1:17:05 > 1:17:09We understand that he is talking and is conscious, but obviously in a

1:17:09 > 1:17:13very serious condition.That's right, he is visited by his chief

1:17:13 > 1:17:16constable last night, and he was able to have a conversation. And it

1:17:16 > 1:17:22is heartening to see that his condition seems to have improved,

1:17:22 > 1:17:25but he is still very seriously ill, and of Italy we are very worried

1:17:25 > 1:17:29about him.I have said he is talking, he is conscious, has he

1:17:29 > 1:17:33been able to say anything about what has happened, in terms of how he

1:17:33 > 1:17:38reacted to the scene, and what he saw? -- obviously we are very

1:17:38 > 1:17:44worried about him.Yes, he has had a conversation with the chief

1:17:44 > 1:17:48constable and his colleagues, but to be honest I will leave that to them

1:17:48 > 1:17:53to talk about.All right, so will you talk to us about how he is

1:17:53 > 1:17:56feeling himself, how he is physically recovering?Yes, like

1:17:56 > 1:18:00they say, he is still very seriously ill, and what the Police Federation

1:18:00 > 1:18:04and Wiltshire police are doing is supporting his wife and his family,

1:18:04 > 1:18:07which is very important. Every police officer needs to support

1:18:07 > 1:18:12their family, and we are here today to support them. And all of Nick's

1:18:12 > 1:18:15colleagues worked really hard, really well together, and their

1:18:15 > 1:18:18professionalism is unsurpassed. They have been able to put their feelings

1:18:18 > 1:18:27to one side and will come into work, day after day, to perform on behalf

1:18:27 > 1:18:31of the public, to keep them safe.I am not sure how much training

1:18:31 > 1:18:35someone would get for something like this. Obviously police prepare for

1:18:35 > 1:18:39many situations, but already one officer has said after seeing Nick,

1:18:39 > 1:18:45he is not the no, this has come as a huge shock in terms of what you

1:18:45 > 1:18:50would come across in everyday life. Absolutely, I mean, this just

1:18:50 > 1:18:53doesn't happen in the United Kingdom, does it? We have officers

1:18:53 > 1:18:57who have been trained to a high standard to deal with hazardous

1:18:57 > 1:19:01materials, incidents that involve things like that. But for the

1:19:01 > 1:19:05average bobby on the street, we get a call for help from the public and

1:19:05 > 1:19:09we rushed towards the public to keep them safe, to help them. And we

1:19:09 > 1:19:13don't know what we will go into. I think it is important to reflect

1:19:13 > 1:19:17that when a police officer goes into work, they never know what they will

1:19:17 > 1:19:21deal with, how dangerous that day is going to be. And today we can all be

1:19:21 > 1:19:24really proud of the Police Service for the job they are doing, stepping

1:19:24 > 1:19:27up, especially in Salisbury but across the country, every day.I

1:19:27 > 1:19:31imagine that you have spoken to colleagues and family members, and

1:19:31 > 1:19:36Detective Sergeant Bailey joined the force at 17, a decorated and well

1:19:36 > 1:19:39respected officer. Many perhaps unsurprised that he rushed to the

1:19:39 > 1:19:44aid of two people who were obviously insignificant distress. -- in

1:19:44 > 1:19:51significant distress.I don't know him personally, but he is a friend

1:19:51 > 1:19:56of a friend and is highly regarded. He really is the best that we have.

1:19:56 > 1:19:59He was instrumental in bringing to justice a very dangerous and

1:19:59 > 1:20:03prolific sexual offender and was decorated for that, quite rightly,

1:20:03 > 1:20:07and it just shows the esteem in which he is held that what has

1:20:07 > 1:20:10happened to Nick has sent ripples across the Police Service, wider

1:20:10 > 1:20:14than Wiltshire.And as you say, this has sent ripples across the Police

1:20:14 > 1:20:18Service. Many will be looking at what has happened to Detective

1:20:18 > 1:20:24Sergeant Bailey and saying what do we need to do? How should we be

1:20:24 > 1:20:28approaching anyone who seems in distress now? What are the

1:20:28 > 1:20:32repercussions of this?That's right, and I think possibly one of the

1:20:32 > 1:20:34scariest things about this incident is that, right up until it changed

1:20:34 > 1:20:38and we understood what we were dealing with, it was probably a

1:20:38 > 1:20:42fairly routine call, something that I have dealt with numerous times,

1:20:42 > 1:20:47all of us have. And again, it just reinforces even the seemingly

1:20:47 > 1:20:50routine calls can evolve into something life changing,

1:20:50 > 1:20:55potentially. But you're right, Nick rushed to the assistance of the

1:20:55 > 1:21:02public, along with his colleagues, as we all do.And just finally, Nick

1:21:02 > 1:21:07is obviously still in hospital, Detective Sergeant Bailey. Is there

1:21:07 > 1:21:11any inclination or implication of how long he will be there, what the

1:21:11 > 1:21:18next age of treatment is for him? Not at the moment, no. He is in the

1:21:18 > 1:21:21safest possible hands with the NHS. They are doing an amazing job, not

1:21:21 > 1:21:25just with Nick, but with the members of the public who are injured. They

1:21:25 > 1:21:31are continuing to support them, to treat him. And obviously they will

1:21:31 > 1:21:41give updates as and when.I just want to reflect some of those

1:21:41 > 1:21:45comments from fellow officers, praise for the officer. Detective

1:21:45 > 1:21:52Sergeant Nick Daly, 38 years old, many people commenting on the fact

1:21:52 > 1:21:55that this is an ordinary day in an ordinary town, and a police officer

1:21:55 > 1:21:59going about his business who had to step into what was an extraordinary

1:21:59 > 1:22:04situation.The Daily Express praising Nick Bailey, Detective

1:22:04 > 1:22:10Sergeant Nick Bailey, aged 38, hero cop who risked life to save spy,

1:22:10 > 1:22:13saying let's give the officer a bravery honour.

1:22:13 > 1:22:15How do we rid our oceans of plastic?

1:22:15 > 1:22:18It is a problem that's had a huge amount of attention

1:22:18 > 1:22:19in recent months.

1:22:19 > 1:22:21From levies to coastal clean-ups, there are number

1:22:21 > 1:22:22of initiatives taking place.

1:22:22 > 1:22:25Dan Johnson is in Brighton for us this morning,

1:22:25 > 1:22:30looking at the latest approach.

1:22:30 > 1:22:35A brisk morning at the beach, but people are very keen to keep it

1:22:35 > 1:22:41clean.They are indeed, yes. A beautiful beach, but not without its

1:22:41 > 1:22:45problem of litter and rubbish that we see everywhere. Just look at some

1:22:45 > 1:22:49of the stuff we have collected, even just in the last hour of this

1:22:49 > 1:22:53morning. All sorts in there, plastic bottles and even someone's

1:22:53 > 1:22:57Wellington which has been lost at sea and washed up on the beach. It

1:22:57 > 1:23:01is that sort of stuff that these guys want to combat using one of

1:23:01 > 1:23:05these, a drone. The idea is that that goes up, takes pictures of the

1:23:05 > 1:23:08beach, and people can use that from home to tag where there is rubbish

1:23:08 > 1:23:13on the beach. Ellie flies the drone. Is it that simple, you tag where

1:23:13 > 1:23:19there is rubbish and we come and clean it up?It is, so we are

1:23:19 > 1:23:24pleased to be partnering with British Science Week, and we are

1:23:24 > 1:23:27hoping to get 250,000 tags, so our images of the beaches are going

1:23:27 > 1:23:32online, and anyone anywhere in their pyjamas, with a cup of tea, even if

1:23:32 > 1:23:35you are not on the beach and don't live near the coastlines, you can

1:23:35 > 1:23:39get involved with tagging, it is like playing a game. You can tag the

1:23:39 > 1:23:43plastics in the images, and the clever thing about it, there is a

1:23:43 > 1:23:47clever algorithm in there which means that the drone learns to find

1:23:47 > 1:23:50plastic on its own. This means we will build-up a picture of where the

1:23:50 > 1:23:54plastic is on the beach, so we can send our resources and recycling

1:23:54 > 1:23:57teams, volunteers like the guys behind us, to the beaches which are

1:23:57 > 1:24:04worst hit, and they can tidy it for us.

1:24:07 > 1:24:11us.Will it really be possible to identify from the air what is what?

1:24:11 > 1:24:15Some of these pieces of plastic are very small.They are very small, and

1:24:15 > 1:24:19a camera technology on the drone is as good if not better than the naked

1:24:19 > 1:24:22eye, but we need to teach the drone to recognise the plastic. That is

1:24:22 > 1:24:25why we need a body to get involved, children, adults, scientists,

1:24:25 > 1:24:29nonscientists. That is why we are proud to be involved in British

1:24:29 > 1:24:31Science Week and getting people involved in Citizen science. They

1:24:31 > 1:24:35are part of scientific data and teaching the drone to recognise even

1:24:35 > 1:24:38those tiny fragments.Matt is from the British science Association. How

1:24:38 > 1:24:41big is this Latics problem, and could this be something of a

1:24:41 > 1:24:48solution?Yes, everyone who watched Blue Planet Two would note that this

1:24:48 > 1:24:51is a serious problem. We can only track 1% of the plastic which enters

1:24:51 > 1:24:56the sea, so part of the problem is using less plastic, but part of it

1:24:56 > 1:25:02is finding out what happens to it, so we can find out how to stop that

1:25:02 > 1:25:07problem happening.Are the beaches the front lines of this fight?Yes,

1:25:07 > 1:25:12I come to the beach every day and sometimes it looks really terrible.

1:25:12 > 1:25:18We need to understand how we can stop this plastic entering the sea.

1:25:18 > 1:25:22Certainly a huge problem, one with a lot of attention over the last few

1:25:22 > 1:25:28months, with renewed interest in the whole plastics problem. This is one

1:25:28 > 1:25:31hi-tech solution that people are hoping will lead to cleaner beaches,

1:25:31 > 1:28:56and hopefully reduce the amount of plastics out there.Thank you very

1:28:56 > 1:28:59and then on Sunday a rather grey start, with some mist and fog.

1:28:59 > 1:29:02I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

1:29:02 > 1:29:03in half an hour.

1:29:03 > 1:29:05Bye for now.

1:29:13 > 1:29:20Hello - this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.

1:29:21 > 1:29:23The potential meeting between Donald Trump

1:29:23 > 1:29:26and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been described as a "diplomatic

1:29:26 > 1:29:34coup" for the US President.

1:29:35 > 1:29:37North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he is

1:29:37 > 1:29:39committed to denuclearisation.

1:29:39 > 1:29:47Kim pledged that North Korea will refrain from any further

1:29:47 > 1:29:48nuclear or missile tests.

1:29:48 > 1:29:50He understands that the routine joint military exercises

1:29:50 > 1:29:54between the Republic of Korea and the United States must continue.

1:29:54 > 1:29:56And he expressed his eagerness to meet President Trump

1:29:56 > 1:30:04as soon as possible.

1:30:13 > 1:30:15Earlier, our Seoul Correspondent Laura Bicker outlined the potential

1:30:15 > 1:30:23risks and rewards associated with the potential meeting.

1:30:33 > 1:30:36It is a huge PR win for Donald Trump.

1:30:36 > 1:30:38He will believe his maximum policy is working.

1:30:38 > 1:30:41The people in Seoul, the ministers who have been deftly

1:30:41 > 1:30:43and diplomatically negotiating these two sides to the table also.

1:30:43 > 1:30:45The potential risks are also huge.

1:30:45 > 1:30:50It could also be that Kim Jong-un sees it as a propaganda win.

1:30:50 > 1:30:51He is incredibly savvy.

1:30:51 > 1:30:53Those army of beauties, sent to the Winter Olympics,

1:30:53 > 1:30:55managing to almost upstage the sporting arena.

1:30:55 > 1:30:58When it comes to dealing with this kind of diplomatic opportunity,

1:30:58 > 1:31:01he has had years of practice watching his grandfather

1:31:01 > 1:31:04and his father who both got to the table and then walked away

1:31:04 > 1:31:06and continued to build nuclear weapons.

1:31:06 > 1:31:08When it comes to the risks for President Trump

1:31:08 > 1:31:11and President Moon Jae-in, it could be that North Korea

1:31:11 > 1:31:19is playing them but right now the rewards outweigh the risks.

1:31:33 > 1:31:34Pressure is growing on counter-terror officers

1:31:34 > 1:31:38to identify the source of a nerve agent used in the attempted murder

1:31:38 > 1:31:40of a former Russian spy and his daughter.

1:31:40 > 1:31:43Sergei and Yulia Skripal remain in a critical condition.

1:31:43 > 1:31:46A policeman who rushed to their aid is in a serious

1:31:46 > 1:31:54condition, but conscious.

1:31:56 > 1:32:00The European Union is considering retaliating with charges on bourbon,

1:32:00 > 1:32:04motorbikes and oranges in relation to Donald Trump's steel and

1:32:04 > 1:32:07aluminium tariffs.

1:32:07 > 1:32:09NHS employers and health unions are understood to be close

1:32:09 > 1:32:13to agreeing a three year pay deal for hundreds of thousands of staff

1:32:13 > 1:32:13in England.

1:32:13 > 1:32:16The government has already said it will abolish the one

1:32:16 > 1:32:20per cent pay cap on public sector pay and the Chancellor has indicated

1:32:20 > 1:32:22he will provide extra funding to meet the higher costs.

1:32:22 > 1:32:25A proposal to impose a so-called latte levy on throwaway coffee

1:32:25 > 1:32:27cups has been rejected by the government.

1:32:27 > 1:32:29MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee had suggested

1:32:29 > 1:32:32a charge of 25 pence for disposable coffee cups

1:32:32 > 1:32:33to try to reduce their use.

1:32:33 > 1:32:36Ministers say it would be better for shops to offer voluntary

1:32:36 > 1:32:44discounts to customers who take in their own cups.

1:32:45 > 1:32:47Now if you struggle to take the perfect selfie, perhaps

1:32:47 > 1:32:49you could learn a thing from these two.

1:32:49 > 1:32:52The two Emperor penguins stumbled across a camera on the ice

1:32:52 > 1:32:55in the Antarctic that had been left there by Australian explorer

1:32:55 > 1:32:57Eddie Gault and were clearly very curious.

1:32:57 > 1:33:00And they've proven to be rather talented after finding

1:33:00 > 1:33:02the video-record switch - and Eddie ended up with

1:33:02 > 1:33:10some lovely video.

1:33:13 > 1:33:20If he hold on a minute, you will see a lovely little dance.Does that

1:33:20 > 1:33:24mean they are happy? I think so. It's as if they are sending a

1:33:24 > 1:33:28message to Sir David Attenborough. Where are you, Sir David?That's

1:33:28 > 1:33:33what it needed, it needed Sir David Attenborough voicing it.Or Johnny

1:33:33 > 1:33:36Morris in his heyday.

1:33:36 > 1:33:44Well the build up to the Winter Paralympics,

1:33:45 > 1:33:49has been disrupted by heavy snow.

1:33:49 > 1:33:53If the winter Olympians are fearless, what does that make the

1:33:53 > 1:34:00Paralympic and is?Going down the slopes barely able to see? You have

1:34:00 > 1:34:04the six skiers, the Nordic skiers, the sledge hockey, the wheelchair

1:34:04 > 1:34:12curlers. But heavy snow has disrupted. It affects Tron sport.

1:34:12 > 1:34:16And it means going into the Opening Ceremony, they haven't had a dress

1:34:16 > 1:34:24rehearsal. Katy Gray 's leading out team this morning.

1:34:24 > 1:34:28Anyone who has been in a school play knows the importance of a dress

1:34:28 > 1:34:34rehearsal that they haven't had one? You're not wrong there. They haven't

1:34:34 > 1:34:40been able to complete a full Opening Ceremony rehearsal maybe because of

1:34:40 > 1:34:44the constant snowball -- snow fall that has been happening. The

1:34:44 > 1:34:50snowfall has stopped.

1:34:50 > 1:34:53snowfall has stopped. They will have everything crossed later on today

1:34:53 > 1:34:58that it will go off without a hitch and the snowfall does stay there. We

1:34:58 > 1:35:02found out yesterday that North Korea and South Korea will march out

1:35:02 > 1:35:06separately at the Opening Ceremony. The international Paralympic

1:35:06 > 1:35:12committee admit they are disappointed. In terms of Great

1:35:12 > 1:35:16Britain, snowboarder Owen Pick will lead out the team as the flag

1:35:16 > 1:35:20bearer. Most of them are preparing themselves to the days ahead of

1:35:20 > 1:35:24competition and Owen is one of three snowboarders will be competing here

1:35:24 > 1:35:30for Great Britain for the first in snowboarding. He has got a great

1:35:30 > 1:35:34honour of leading out the team. Looking ahead to other action on the

1:35:34 > 1:35:39slopes, the alpine skiing was a big medal haul in Russia. You may

1:35:39 > 1:35:46remember Cally

1:35:46 > 1:35:48remember Cally -- Kelly Gallagher making history. She is back in

1:35:48 > 1:35:56action here. She will have tough competition from her team-mates.

1:35:56 > 1:36:02Also, look out for Scott Nino. He will be going in the Nordic skiing.

1:36:02 > 1:36:10Also, lots of wheelchair curling action. Lots to look forward to.

1:36:10 > 1:36:17Conditions will hopefully improve in terms of the snow.

1:36:17 > 1:36:19With Arsenal's recent form, who'd have thought Arsenal

1:36:19 > 1:36:22would stand a chance against AC Milan in the Europa League?

1:36:22 > 1:36:26Well, they went to Italy and they came back with a 2-nil

1:36:26 > 1:36:29victory - Henrik Mkhitaryan scored his first goal for the club

1:36:29 > 1:36:31and Aaron Ramsey added another at the San Siro.

1:36:31 > 1:36:33The second leg is at the Emirates next Thursday.

1:36:33 > 1:36:36It's a huge weekend in the Six Nations, with plenty

1:36:36 > 1:36:38of permutions but Ireland could be crowned champions.

1:36:38 > 1:36:41They go into their match with Scotland in Dublin,

1:36:41 > 1:36:44top of the table and with three wins from three -

1:36:44 > 1:36:48victory would keep them on course for a first Grand Slam in 9 years

1:36:48 > 1:36:50but remember, Scotland showed against England last time out that

1:36:50 > 1:36:56they're no pushovers.

1:36:56 > 1:37:00It is a Super Rugby style that they plan that makes them very potent on

1:37:00 > 1:37:05the counter-attack very potent attacking from loose ball and very,

1:37:05 > 1:37:09I suppose, dangerous in those wider channels.

1:37:09 > 1:37:12England need to match Ireland's result to if they're to keep

1:37:12 > 1:37:14alive their hopes of a third straight title.

1:37:14 > 1:37:18Head coach Eddie Jones has named his team for the game with France.

1:37:18 > 1:37:20Captain Dylan Hartley misses out through injury with Owen Farrell

1:37:20 > 1:37:23skippering the side in his place for the first time

1:37:23 > 1:37:27I think these weeks when you are coming back from a loss in test

1:37:27 > 1:37:31rugby, they really test your metal, test the medal of the coaches, test

1:37:31 > 1:37:35the medal of the players, the ability to keep focus, generate that

1:37:35 > 1:37:44energy and zest and brutality that you need to the next game.Hopefully

1:37:44 > 1:37:52at this time, we will be lifting the Gold Cup. They let you hold it? You

1:37:52 > 1:37:57haven't dropped it? It's not very happy. Of course you would say that.

1:37:57 > 1:38:03I have seen you. Looking ahead to the big race, there is no chance to

1:38:03 > 1:38:13size up John's chances. Sizing John is out, he has an injured pelvis. It

1:38:13 > 1:38:19was a reading return the Walsh as he prepares his first ride at

1:38:19 > 1:38:29Cheltenham.

1:38:34 > 1:38:38Cheltenham. I play tennis last night and I couldn't drop off. I'm a

1:38:38 > 1:38:48terrible sleeper.

1:38:52 > 1:38:57Getting a good night's sleep has been from everything to lowering

1:38:57 > 1:39:01stress and reducing diabetes. We will talk to the man behind some

1:39:01 > 1:39:05research on the moment but there is an explanation of an experiment that

1:39:05 > 1:39:07is being used.

1:39:07 > 1:39:12What I'm doing here, what I meant to be doing here is making associations

1:39:12 > 1:39:18between the words in the picture so here, for example, this is the word

1:39:18 > 1:39:22"Artistic", there is a picture of a hairdresser so I have to make a

1:39:22 > 1:39:25mental link between artistic and hairdressers. This is military and

1:39:25 > 1:39:30potato pillow. Maybe soldiers carrying potato pillars. And as I'm

1:39:30 > 1:39:34tucked into the world's most unnatural nap, it's time for my

1:39:34 > 1:39:38brain to get to work.You are good to go, we will be back in around 90

1:39:38 > 1:39:42minutes, just try and relax and enjoy some sleep.To demonstrate

1:39:42 > 1:39:46what happens to us every night during slow wave sleep, some of the

1:39:46 > 1:39:51words learned earlier are played to me over a loudspeaker to see if I

1:39:51 > 1:39:57can remember them better.Extreme. What's amazing is that it was easier

1:39:57 > 1:40:01for me to recall the word associations that were played to me

1:40:01 > 1:40:05during sleep.

1:40:05 > 1:40:17Scott is here and he is a sleep psychologist.

1:40:18 > 1:40:22What we trying to do? We know that sleep is important the memory and

1:40:22 > 1:40:26one way they support memories is by reactivating them in the brain while

1:40:26 > 1:40:30we are asleep. The information we have acquired during the day is

1:40:30 > 1:40:34reactivated. What we did in that study was trying manipulate the

1:40:34 > 1:40:38process to understand what was going on in the brain while Chris was

1:40:38 > 1:40:46asleep.

1:40:46 > 1:40:50While he was asleep, we replayed a subset of those words with the idea

1:40:50 > 1:40:57we could to trigger the reactivation.

1:40:57 > 1:41:04You mean he read out stories and the day and pick highlights of it? It

1:41:04 > 1:41:11would be a typical adjectives like the word American and a picture of a

1:41:11 > 1:41:20banana or a scene such as a golf course.He learned that during the

1:41:20 > 1:41:24day and you replayed those words while he was asleep? You make it

1:41:24 > 1:41:29took a nap in our sleep lab and we saw he had gone to slow wave sleep,

1:41:29 > 1:41:36we then started replaying those words to him. Drew speakers that

1:41:36 > 1:41:44were in the room?With the intention of reactivating the manipulation

1:41:44 > 1:41:52that were associated with those words. What we can do is replayed

1:41:52 > 1:41:55associated words during sleep and those that weren't replayed during

1:41:55 > 1:41:59sleep and we can see that memory performs better than those that are

1:41:59 > 1:42:09replayed during sleep. These are facts, they last breath different

1:42:09 > 1:42:16amount of times. The interactions between reactivation.

1:42:23 > 1:42:29between reactivation. Does this prove that sleep is good or any

1:42:29 > 1:42:34sleep is good for memory? What are the techniques we use a snap studies

1:42:34 > 1:42:38to focus on the brain process that is going on and indeed, it appears

1:42:38 > 1:42:41that any kind of sleep after learning does boost your memory

1:42:41 > 1:42:45performance. We should say these are done in highly controlled

1:42:45 > 1:42:48environments. We carry out experiments in the lab and look at

1:42:48 > 1:42:52different processes that go on in relation to these facts but

1:42:52 > 1:42:55certainly the data over many years is demonstrating that sleep is very,

1:42:55 > 1:43:03very important the row memory.Out of curiosity, who was being

1:43:03 > 1:43:08experimented on?Chris.When he worked up after the experiment, did

1:43:08 > 1:43:12he have any recollection of what was happening, as you do when you wake

1:43:12 > 1:43:16up? You have a dream, your member something about the time were

1:43:16 > 1:43:21asleep.This didn't remember any of the word being replayed to him and

1:43:21 > 1:43:24what Bill Bayes do in these studies is ask people first thought they

1:43:24 > 1:43:28were aware of any of these words being replayed and they usually say

1:43:28 > 1:43:32no and to get them to carry out tests where we replayed all the

1:43:32 > 1:43:35words from next permit and guess which ones were replayed and which

1:43:35 > 1:43:42ones.Was he subconsciously where of them?His brain was that he wasn't

1:43:42 > 1:43:46consciously aware.What is the practical use of this? Children at

1:43:46 > 1:43:50school who start about 830 but don't get till bed until nine o'clock.

1:43:50 > 1:43:55There is a big gap between the learning period and sleeping period.

1:43:55 > 1:43:58This is another line of research we are carrying out at the moment to

1:43:58 > 1:44:02understand how the timing of sleep and the timing between sleep that

1:44:02 > 1:44:07children get in the evening and a learning during the day affects the

1:44:07 > 1:44:11benefits of sleep and memory consolidation. In terms of the

1:44:11 > 1:44:16practical benefits we have been carrying out, it enables us to get

1:44:16 > 1:44:20new insights into how the sleeping brain processes memories at how we

1:44:20 > 1:44:24can adapt our memories. That is important just for understanding how

1:44:24 > 1:44:29our memory systems work.How much sleep did you get last night?Not

1:44:29 > 1:44:35much, a few hours. Three hours, four hours. I was fairly nervous about

1:44:35 > 1:44:40coming on this morning.With zero -- with your knowledge, you would be

1:44:40 > 1:44:46performing below par this morning because you have not slept enough. I

1:44:46 > 1:44:56have had some in this morning. I know that people who should sleep

1:44:56 > 1:44:59really well weather presenters because everything they do is all

1:44:59 > 1:45:06from memory. We can find out from Sarah, you can tell how well sell a

1:45:06 > 1:45:10slept last night as to how many marks you will score out of ten deal

1:45:10 > 1:45:12weather forecast.

1:45:12 > 1:45:15Bye for now.

1:45:15 > 1:45:19We are very good at grabbing sleep whenever we can. Whether it is in

1:45:19 > 1:45:24the afternoon, 2am, sleep is very precious and should be taken at any

1:45:24 > 1:45:29opportunity. So the Sun has risen this morning and it is a beautiful,

1:45:29 > 1:45:33Serena start to the day for many of us. This is the view in North

1:45:33 > 1:45:37Yorkshire, showing those clear skies. Moving through the day, it

1:45:37 > 1:45:39will not stay sunny everywhere. Increasing amounts of cloud moving

1:45:39 > 1:45:43on from the south will bring some outbreaks of rain later on. A few

1:45:43 > 1:45:48snow showers across Scotland but elsewhere a lot of fairly dry and

1:45:48 > 1:45:51bright weather on the cards. This morning many of us start off on that

1:45:51 > 1:45:56dry note. We have the cloud working in from the south but also a few

1:45:56 > 1:45:59mist and fog patches dotted around as well. A few snow showers

1:45:59 > 1:46:02lingering for Central Scotland, could be another few centimetres

1:46:02 > 1:46:05before they ease away during the course of the afternoon. The rain

1:46:05 > 1:46:09moves in across south-west England, south Wales, and temperatures around

1:46:09 > 1:46:14eight to 11 degrees. It is milder than it was this time last week. On

1:46:14 > 1:46:18into the evening hours, the rain in the south continuing its way

1:46:18 > 1:46:21northwards. Patchy rain really across much of England, Wales and in

1:46:21 > 1:46:25the Northern Ireland through the night. Further north, for Scotland

1:46:25 > 1:46:29we have the clear skies in the cold air. Another cold, frosty night with

1:46:29 > 1:46:34subzero temperatures and the risk of some icy stretches as well.

1:46:34 > 1:46:38Elsewhere, we are in that milder air and things are looking frost free to

1:46:38 > 1:46:42start Saturday morning, with a few outbreaks of rain around as well.

1:46:42 > 1:46:46How is the weekend shaping up? Some rain at times, but temperatures will

1:46:46 > 1:46:51be on

1:47:04 > 1:47:08be on the rise as well, and there will be a little bit of sunshine on

1:47:08 > 1:47:12offer. For many of us at times. Through the day on Saturday we have

1:47:12 > 1:47:15that cold air in place across parts of Scotland, but through the weekend

1:47:15 > 1:47:18you will notice these yellow colours, the Marlborough area just

1:47:18 > 1:47:21drifting further northwards so by the end of the weekend we're all in

1:47:21 > 1:47:24that much milder air. During Saturday, with the transition to the

1:47:24 > 1:47:27milder air there is wet weather. Rain for East Anglia, northern

1:47:27 > 1:47:30England and Northern Ireland, pushing northwards and as that rain

1:47:30 > 1:47:34bumps into the cold air for Scotland there could be a little bit more

1:47:34 > 1:47:37snow. We are likely to see several centimetres for the southern Upland,

1:47:37 > 1:47:41the Grampians, for instance as well. Down below that it will be falling

1:47:41 > 1:47:43as rain, elsewhere showers and sunny spells, temperatures reaching 15

1:47:43 > 1:47:47degrees in the south, making it potentially the warmest day of the

1:47:47 > 1:47:50year so far. On through Saturday night, we still have front lingering

1:47:50 > 1:47:53across Scotland, so some rain and hill snow likely here, slowly

1:47:53 > 1:47:57clearing to the north, and a dry spell of weather on into the early

1:47:57 > 1:48:00hours of Sunday morning. Some mist and fog likely, so a little bit

1:48:00 > 1:48:04murky but frost free first thing. And then that mist and fog should

1:48:04 > 1:48:08break up. For many of us, sunny spells and temperatures certainly a

1:48:08 > 1:48:08lot milder than there

1:48:08 > 1:48:09spells and temperatures certainly a lot milder than there have been

1:48:09 > 1:48:12recently. To you both.Sarah, ten out of ten as usual. You recalled

1:48:12 > 1:48:15everything, not that I would have known otherwise. We had to

1:48:15 > 1:48:18apologise, during your forecast we have a little bit of a technical

1:48:18 > 1:48:23glitch and there was an odd shot, so we didn't get all the graphics fully

1:48:23 > 1:48:26for about 15 seconds, so sorry about that. Sorry of course to our viewers

1:48:26 > 1:48:30as well.It was showing us in the studio, waiting for the weather to

1:48:30 > 1:48:34continue. We will rule out any further gremlins. We will talk about

1:48:34 > 1:48:39technology, amongst other things.

1:48:40 > 1:48:50Good morning to you. We are talking about the world's biggest car show.

1:48:50 > 1:48:53The Geneva Motor show is a chance for the world's carmakers to show

1:48:53 > 1:48:57off new models, but there is one this year that is particularly

1:48:57 > 1:48:59futuristic - a road-legal, ready-to-buy flying car.

1:48:59 > 1:49:05We spoke to the boss of the Dutch company that has made it.

1:49:05 > 1:49:11Flying cars have been tried for 100 years, but it required the

1:49:11 > 1:49:15development of technologies to come to the state where you can build

1:49:15 > 1:49:19something like this. The big breakthrough was tilting technology

1:49:19 > 1:49:24with which we can have folded aeroplane, which flies well, up to a

1:49:24 > 1:49:28road vehicle which can drive at 160 kilometres per hour safely on the

1:49:28 > 1:49:32road. The people that buy this, they buy Vista go to their business,

1:49:32 > 1:49:35having fun, having adventures, or even one of our entrepreneurs who

1:49:35 > 1:49:40bought it, he buys it to show to his customers that he is part of the

1:49:40 > 1:49:45innovative world.So there it is. If you want one, they don't come cheap

1:49:45 > 1:49:52but that one sells for £500,000.

1:49:52 > 1:49:54but that one sells for £500,000. And we are looking at those pictures,

1:49:54 > 1:49:59will this be one of those things which in ten years time we will look

1:49:59 > 1:50:03back and say how ridiculous is that? There is a very real risk that this

1:50:03 > 1:50:08is answering a question which nobody has asked. The idea of the flying

1:50:08 > 1:50:13car has been around for a long time. Henry Ford talked about them in the

1:50:13 > 1:50:211920s and said they would come. But whether we can take this into the

1:50:21 > 1:50:25mainstream remains to be seen.And the conversion takes ten minutes?

1:50:25 > 1:50:29The conversion takes ten minutes, it still needs the space of an airfield

1:50:29 > 1:50:34to take off. It is not like it can transform and skipper the traffic.

1:50:34 > 1:50:41There are a few practical issues. Pricetag aside, about £500,000, we

1:50:41 > 1:50:45are looking at these pictures and it needs a runway to land. Frankly, at

1:50:45 > 1:50:49that price, if you can afford to buy one, you might already have a posh

1:50:49 > 1:50:53car and private plane yourself. Absolutely, the question they are

1:50:53 > 1:50:58trying to answer is that when people go to an airfield they have two

1:50:58 > 1:51:02drive on afterwards. But if you have that much money you probably have a

1:51:02 > 1:51:06means to an end regardless. So it is absolutely part of a conundrum. We

1:51:06 > 1:51:10can see a future where drones might be delivering goods, could they

1:51:10 > 1:51:14deliver human beings? There are a lot of companies working in this

1:51:14 > 1:51:17space and clever people who think there might be something in this

1:51:17 > 1:51:21technology. At the moment we are very much in the early stages.I

1:51:21 > 1:51:24don't want to be too cynical about it, because everything has to start

1:51:24 > 1:51:27somewhere. Could this be the precursor to something a little more

1:51:27 > 1:51:32slick later on?I think it could be. I think it is interesting, the

1:51:32 > 1:51:35people investing in the technology are clever people with good track

1:51:35 > 1:51:39records. There is absolutely something in drones entering our

1:51:39 > 1:51:43lives and bringing deliveries, and why can't humans be part of that

1:51:43 > 1:51:47process? And a drone could take you to where you want to be, rather than

1:51:47 > 1:51:51sticking to an airfield. So there is something in it.Let's talk about

1:51:51 > 1:51:55the wider Geneva motor show. Electric was a really big thing this

1:51:55 > 1:51:59year. We know all the big carmakers are trying to get on board and work

1:51:59 > 1:52:04out a viable model. Is that what you were hearing?Absolutely, the mantra

1:52:04 > 1:52:08is that the car industry will change more in the next five to ten years

1:52:08 > 1:52:12that it has in the last 100, electrification will be at the

1:52:12 > 1:52:16forefront of that. Electrically driven cars, autonomous cars, cars

1:52:16 > 1:52:19which are connected and can talk to each other, these are coming in

1:52:19 > 1:52:25really quite a short time.Thank you very much. Have you got your name

1:52:25 > 1:52:36down to buy one?Not yet, saving up. How about you guys, a flying car?

1:52:36 > 1:52:45Yes!Where would you landed?Just outside.You could land at 5:55am in

1:52:45 > 1:52:54front of the sofa?

1:52:54 > 1:53:02front of the sofa? In 1982? How old do you think I was in 1982?Ten?I

1:53:02 > 1:53:04was one.

1:53:04 > 1:53:07When Henry VIII's doomed warship the Mary Rose was successfully

1:53:07 > 1:53:10lifted from the seabed in the 1980s, it was seen

1:53:10 > 1:53:11a major archaeological achievement.

1:53:11 > 1:53:13More than 1,000 cannonballs were found on board.

1:53:13 > 1:53:16But they need urgent attention, as they are rotting away.

1:53:16 > 1:53:18Breakfast's Tim Muffett is in Portsmouth this morning

1:53:18 > 1:53:26to find out how they are trying to save them.

1:53:26 > 1:53:29Right, so these are the samples we will look at today.

1:53:29 > 1:53:37In one of the world's most advanced scientific facilities,

1:53:39 > 1:53:41Eleanor and Hayley are holding pieces of history.

1:53:41 > 1:53:43These cannonballs are from the Mary Rose.

1:53:43 > 1:53:46She sank in the Solent in 1545, whilst attacking an invading

1:53:46 > 1:53:52French fleet.

1:53:52 > 1:53:55In 1982, millions watched on television as she was brought

1:53:55 > 1:54:01back to the surface.

1:54:01 > 1:54:03Amongst the artefacts found - 1,200 cannonballs.

1:54:03 > 1:54:11But, since being discovered, some have corroded, some haven't.

1:54:12 > 1:54:16This is part of the Cannonball, you can see the curve right there.

1:54:16 > 1:54:19So the team took the difficult decision to cut out samples

1:54:19 > 1:54:21to find out why.

1:54:21 > 1:54:26Most of the ways drills work is you need some sort of lubricant, and

1:54:26 > 1:54:31they often use oil or water, so we used a hacksaw.How did it feel at

1:54:31 > 1:54:33that moment?

1:54:33 > 1:54:35It's not typical to destructively sample

1:54:35 > 1:54:36like this, in conservation.

1:54:36 > 1:54:40But for us, we realised that to not do it, and watch these things that

1:54:40 > 1:54:42might disintegrate, would be negligent.

1:54:42 > 1:54:44But, to analyse the corrosion on such an old object,

1:54:44 > 1:54:49you need a very special machine.

1:54:49 > 1:54:52So this is Diamond Light Force, the UK's national synchrotron

1:54:52 > 1:54:52facility.

1:54:52 > 1:54:55And a synchrotron is a particle accelerator, that takes electrons

1:54:55 > 1:54:58and accelerates them to 99% of the speed of light.

1:54:58 > 1:55:01Because the cannibals have been exposed to nature for 500 years,

1:55:01 > 1:55:04they are very, very complicated, and you need these very precise,

1:55:04 > 1:55:06very accurate measurements, that you can only really do

1:55:06 > 1:55:08with light that is of this quality.

1:55:08 > 1:55:12Well, on some of the cannonballs you can see an H, which stands

1:55:12 > 1:55:20for King Henry.

1:55:23 > 1:55:25But, as a collection, these cannonballs are unique.

1:55:25 > 1:55:28They are all the same age, they have all spent the same amount

1:55:28 > 1:55:31of time underwater, and they were all made

1:55:31 > 1:55:32in the same way.

1:55:32 > 1:55:34We know that because, in the 16th century,

1:55:34 > 1:55:36there was only one iron blast furnace in Britain.

1:55:36 > 1:55:38But they have been treated in different ways.

1:55:38 > 1:55:40Many were washed.

1:55:40 > 1:55:43Some had anticorrosive applied, others were submerged in sodium

1:55:43 > 1:55:46sesquicarbonate, a chemical which is a bit like baking soda.

1:55:46 > 1:55:52This is basically like baking soda. These ones are not showing any signs

1:55:52 > 1:55:56of corrosion, whereas the ones we have put in this active washing

1:55:56 > 1:56:00process to show corrosion.What are the implications for archaeologists,

1:56:00 > 1:56:04not just in the UK, but around the world?

1:56:04 > 1:56:07I think anybody that was about to excavate something

1:56:07 > 1:56:09now, it would be to think twice

1:56:09 > 1:56:10about doing this active washings.

1:56:10 > 1:56:13You may be inadvertently promoting the formation of something that

1:56:13 > 1:56:14could damage the material.

1:56:14 > 1:56:18Weapons of war, hundreds of years old, shaping the science of today.

1:56:18 > 1:59:37Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

1:59:37 > 1:59:40I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

1:59:40 > 1:59:41in half an hour.

1:59:41 > 1:59:44Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

1:59:44 > 1:59:46Bye for now.

1:59:47 > 1:59:50Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.

1:59:50 > 1:59:52An historic breakthrough as President Trump accepts an offer

1:59:52 > 1:59:54from North Korea to hold talks with Kim Jong-un.

1:59:54 > 1:59:56The two leaders will meet by May.

1:59:56 > 1:59:57The North Koreans also agree not

1:59:57 > 2:00:05to carry out any more nuclear or missile tests.

2:00:11 > 2:00:13Good morning.

2:00:13 > 2:00:14It's Friday, the 9th of March.

2:00:14 > 2:00:16Also this morning.

2:00:16 > 2:00:20Pressure grows on counter-terrorism police

2:00:20 > 2:00:23to identify where the nerve agent used to attack a former Russian spy

2:00:23 > 2:00:26and his daughter came from.

2:00:26 > 2:00:28The US imposes tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

2:00:28 > 2:00:30Other countries have threatened to retaliate, sparking fears

2:00:30 > 2:00:33of a global trade war.

2:00:33 > 2:00:36In sport.

2:00:36 > 2:00:40It's the biggest ever Winter Paralympics,

2:00:40 > 2:00:41and it begins in three hours.

2:00:41 > 2:00:43Snowboarder Owen Pick will be Great Britain's

2:00:43 > 2:00:46flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang.

2:00:46 > 2:00:49And we'll find out how you can play your part

2:00:49 > 2:00:57in helping to clean up our beaches.

2:00:57 > 2:01:00This is the Brighton, looking a little overcast.

2:01:00 > 2:01:06And Sarah has the weather.

2:01:06 > 2:01:12AJ Lee start to the day but we have sunshine on offer. Some outbreaks of

2:01:12 > 2:01:16rain in the south but Northern areas will see the sunshine for longest,

2:01:16 > 2:01:19more in 15 minutes.

2:01:19 > 2:01:20Good morning.

2:01:20 > 2:01:23First, our main story.

2:01:23 > 2:01:25President Trump has accepted an offer from North Korea to meet

2:01:25 > 2:01:26Kim Jong-un for talks.

2:01:26 > 2:01:28The meeting will happen by May.

2:01:28 > 2:01:31No serving US president has ever met a North Korean leader.

2:01:31 > 2:01:33The surprise announcement was made by senior South Korean

2:01:33 > 2:01:35officials in Washington who passed on a letter

2:01:35 > 2:01:40from the North Korean leader.

2:01:40 > 2:01:44In it he pledged to commit to denuclearisation.

2:01:44 > 2:01:46He also ruled out any more nuclear and missile tests.

2:01:46 > 2:01:48The United States welcomed the move but said

2:01:48 > 2:01:52sanctions would stay in place until a deal is reached.

2:01:52 > 2:01:59Our Washington correspondent Chris Buckler has this report.

2:01:59 > 2:02:02With missiles and displays of military might,

2:02:02 > 2:02:04North Korea has at times seemed nothing short of defiant

2:02:04 > 2:02:08in the face of sanctions and international condemnation

2:02:08 > 2:02:13of its nuclear programme.

2:02:13 > 2:02:14But, despite appearances,

2:02:14 > 2:02:18it seems Kim Jong-un wants to talk.

2:02:18 > 2:02:20South Korean officials, who met the North Korean leader,

2:02:20 > 2:02:23say he has committed himself to denuclearisation

2:02:23 > 2:02:26and they have now delivered a message from Kim Jong-un that

2:02:26 > 2:02:31caught many in the White House completely off guard.

2:02:31 > 2:02:34Kim pledged that North Korea will refrain from any further

2:02:34 > 2:02:39nuclear or missile tests.

2:02:39 > 2:02:41He understands that the routine joint military exercises

2:02:41 > 2:02:49between the Republic of Korea and the United States must continue.

2:02:49 > 2:02:53And he expressed his eagerness to meet President Trump

2:02:53 > 2:02:54as soon as possible.

2:02:54 > 2:02:56The idea of a face-to-face meeting between President Trump

2:02:56 > 2:02:58and Kim Jong-un, by May, seems remarkable,

2:02:58 > 2:03:05given the months of insults and threats hurled between them.

2:03:05 > 2:03:09They will be met with fire and fury.

2:03:09 > 2:03:12Rocket Man is on a suicide mission for himself.

2:03:12 > 2:03:15But the tone has now changed.

2:03:15 > 2:03:17On Twitter, Donald Trump said that great progress was being made

2:03:17 > 2:03:23but that sanctions will remain until an agreement is reached.

2:03:23 > 2:03:25However, that meeting is being planned.

2:03:25 > 2:03:27Some in the White House will urge cautious

2:03:27 > 2:03:30and there will be no suspension of the joint military exercises

2:03:30 > 2:03:35involving the United States and South Korea.

2:03:35 > 2:03:38This may be a move away from fire and fury,

2:03:38 > 2:03:40perhaps even towards friendship but, in the long-term, that will depend

2:03:40 > 2:03:42on whether that message coming from Pyongyang

2:03:42 > 2:03:44proves to be one of propaganda or progress.

2:03:44 > 2:03:52Chris Buckler, BBc News, Washington.

2:04:06 > 2:04:10More on that historic breakthrough from Chris in Washington.

2:04:10 > 2:04:12The first sense that we got of anything being this major

2:04:12 > 2:04:15was when President Trump himself put his head around the briefing

2:04:15 > 2:04:18room door in the White House and said that there would be a big

2:04:18 > 2:04:20announcement coming from South Korea.

2:04:20 > 2:04:23It was only then that we got a sense of really what was coming.

2:04:23 > 2:04:26To put this into context, it was only 24 hours ago that the US

2:04:26 > 2:04:29Secretary of State was ruling out any suggestion that there could be

2:04:29 > 2:04:32direct talks on negotiation between North Korea and America.

2:04:32 > 2:04:34He said that just wasn't realistic.

2:04:34 > 2:04:37But now we don't just have the two countries talking,

2:04:37 > 2:04:39we potentially have the two leaders meeting in a matter

2:04:39 > 2:04:45of couple of months.

2:04:45 > 2:04:48It's important to say that sanctions remain in place.

2:04:48 > 2:04:51South Korea wants to see concrete action as well as words but it is,

2:04:51 > 2:04:54as you say, an historic moment.

2:04:58 > 2:05:00Within the past hour, Koreans in America have been

2:05:00 > 2:05:04giving their reaction to the landmark announcement.

2:05:04 > 2:05:09It is a big step it is the first time since his regime he is meeting

2:05:09 > 2:05:14with the US president so I hope they can definitely reach a deal about

2:05:14 > 2:05:19the nuclear programme going on in North Korea. And most likely I hope

2:05:19 > 2:05:23President Trump is open to his ideas so they can really breach is

2:05:23 > 2:05:27accessible deal. Hopefully something that might bring an end to the

2:05:27 > 2:05:32nuclear programme. Yes, it is a good thing they are

2:05:32 > 2:05:37meeting up. But I really hope it goes down to the point where

2:05:37 > 2:05:43President John still supports South Korea and North Korea they speak to

2:05:43 > 2:05:46us about what they are actually thinking, considering their nuclear

2:05:46 > 2:05:52technology. I think right now it is testing the

2:05:52 > 2:05:58waters to see if it is possible at all. But I am hoping they are taking

2:05:58 > 2:06:01this very seriously because it will be a very big step.

2:06:01 > 2:06:18The reaction to those living in the US on the impending meeting.

2:06:33 > 2:06:38Let us talk to our correspondent in Salisbury. The investigation

2:06:38 > 2:06:44continues into what is happening. We have the good news detective

2:06:44 > 2:06:48Sergeant Nick Bailey is conscious and talking, yet now comes the

2:06:48 > 2:06:52politics about who was involved and who can be accused of being

2:06:52 > 2:06:58involved? Police are bracing to find out

2:06:58 > 2:07:04exactly how, when, why Sergei Skripal and his daughter were

2:07:04 > 2:07:09subjected to this nerve agent, they were found collapsed on a bench

2:07:09 > 2:07:16under the tent. They want to find out how this substance was

2:07:16 > 2:07:19transported into Salisbury city centre and administered and who

2:07:19 > 2:07:25might have done it.

2:07:26 > 2:07:29might have done it. Yesterday, at the home of Sergei Skripal, police

2:07:29 > 2:07:34were setting up an operation, that is a site of interest. Cordons

2:07:34 > 2:07:39remain in place at a nearby restaurant where they are known to

2:07:39 > 2:07:45have had lunch and a pub they visited before they collapsed.

2:07:45 > 2:07:53Police are understood to have examined a car. Police want to

2:07:53 > 2:07:58establish this time line. Sergei Skripal and his daughter remained in

2:07:58 > 2:08:00critical condition in hospital.

2:08:00 > 2:08:01Three people questioned by police

2:08:01 > 2:08:03after a black student at Nottingham Trent University

2:08:03 > 2:08:05complained about being racially abused, have been released

2:08:05 > 2:08:07but remain under investigation.

2:08:07 > 2:08:10Two men aged 18 were arrested on suspicion

2:08:10 > 2:08:12of racially aggravated public order offences.

2:08:12 > 2:08:14An 18-year-old woman was also interviewed.

2:08:14 > 2:08:17Police have confirmed they are treating the

2:08:17 > 2:08:23incident as a hate crime.

2:08:23 > 2:08:25NHS employers and health unions are understood to be close